At 5, I would be doing mostly play based learning, games and reading books. Take a step back and make learning fun. At that age, my kids didn't even realize they were doing schoolwork because it was all incorporated into our daily life.

Personally, I would never allow my boys to play violent video games of any type. I have a 13 year old boy and the extent of his video game play is Backyard Baseball.

I like silence. If I feel the need for noise, I turn on music. We no longer own a television, but we do have Netflix which we watch on our computer. My kids have very little screen time. We are very busy without tv. They all love to read, play sports and games.

Audiobooks encourage the child to visualize and make their own pictures in their mind of what they are hearing. Television gives you the audio and the visual and does not require the brain to work nearly as much as an audiobook.

We don't read, watch or follow the news. Too depressing and I do not want my kids hearing about all of the junk in this world. We don't have a television which takes away the temptation. If I hear about something interesting, I search and read on the Internet.

As a side note, my husband works from home and he works in his pj's until his lunch break or until he gets off work. His mom is 66.

My mother is 65 and if we aren't going anywhere, we hang in pajamas all day. During the school year, we are mostly going places. During the summer, lots of lazy mornings.

We have a Toyota Sienna 8 seated and we fit really well. We have 4 kids similar in age to yours---13, 10, 8 and 4. We do have a rooftop carrier for long trips, but there is lots of storage space. We can flip down 2 of the far back seats if we need more room, and still fit 6 people. It is very functional.

They are making memories. As long as mine are fairly quiet, I love the time they have at night to chatter, sing quietly, and talk about their days. I think it is unbelievably sweet, bonding time. I can remember drifting off while talking as a child as well.

I love having my husband work from home. He has done it exclusively for the past 6.5 years. My kids were 6, 4 and 1 when he started and they don't remember any other way. I added another baby and it was a bit tricky with a newborn and a demanding 3 year old. Now that my kids are older (youngest is 4), it is much easier. They know that when Daddy is on important calls they need to use very quiet voices. It has been a gift for our kids to have my husband so actively a part of their childhood. He has no commute, rolls out of bed and goes to work, and is able to come out and socialize throughout the day. When he goes into his office and closes his door, the kids know not to disturb him. I would definitely recommend giving it a try.

When the kids were younger, maybe twice a year. Now that my oldest can babysit, we go out alone probably 2-3 times per month. Sometimes it is dinner, sometimes just a liesurely trip to the store. They love being on their own and get along very well.

I have an almost 13 year old. We have been very open about sexual intercourse over the years, but I have never discussed oral sex with him. I would be surprised if he had ever heard of it and mortified if he heard about it through a survey.

Way too harsh of a consequence for a 5 year old. I have a 4.5 year old and he is still a baby. He has no clue that 50 dollars is any different than $1. I would be torturing myself if I went to Disneyland and left him home. I think you should think of another consequence.

Our boys, almost 13 and 4, share a room. They started sharing when the littlest was close to 2 (he was in our room prior to that). Our oldest was desperate for a brother and desperate for his brother to move into his room. Our girls, 10 and 8, have always shared a room. I think that is a big part of why my oldest likes his brother in his room. He didn't like being the only one with his own room.

We all love Chipotle. So much better than typical fast food on a road trip. I have a Chipotle ap on my phone so I can find them while on the road.

365. :) We are learning all of the time here. We don't have to track our days.

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Mine have alcohol every week in church, as well.

West coasters here. I don't care for the whole sir and mam thing. The one time that a teenager referred to me as a mam, it made me feel really old. I cringe to be called Mrs. Lastname and ask to be called by my first name. Where I live, it is most common for adults to be referred to by first names.

Soup supper and stations of the cross tonight, so soup and bread. Yum!