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Looks as if I'm the most generous with video game rules.
We call it screen time, whether its PS2, XBox, Wii, Computer, etc.
No screentime on school days until all school is done for everyone, except if one person is really dilly-dallying, then the non-dillydallier gets to play while the other one still does school.
No screentime on non-school days until kid is up, dressed (independently), and breakfasted....if chores need to be done, they are done prior to screentime.
I don't have to regulate, b/c my kids tend to play for a couple of hours, then switch to another activity. If there is something I wish for them to do, I always say "when this race (or whatever) is over, I need you to do X" b/c nobody wants to drop what they're doing right in the middle. My rule is, if you don't stop within a reasonable amount of time after I ask you to stop, you don't play again when you ask to play.
If someone is playing a one-person game, the timer gets set in order to remind the player when it is time for another kid to play (usually 30 minutes, which I have found is about the time I need to get through a section of one of their games). If fights/arguments break out, I take the controllers until they demonstrate they are able to get along.
I don't have to do anything to get my kids outside, except go outside myself. Yesterday, I went out to scrape the steps and about 15 minutes both boys were outside, having bundled themselves up. they were playing PS2 when I went out and all I said was, "I'm going outside."
Every family/kid is different. If my kids started acting differently, I may change my attitude about games. I used to be anti-games until recently (we had none). Now we have them all, and I have discovered that it really is not that big of an issue for us.
Oh, we also have the rule, no screentime after supper. We eat supper late and I like to be calm before bed!
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BTW, I don't know about Belgium, but I know that my friends in healthcare in GB tell me that their greatest problem is shortage of qualified physicians, because it is not worth it to kill yourself to get a medical degree under socialized healthcare. They have to import most of their physicians, largely from the Middle East. I don't know about others, but when my dad had his massive heart attack, I was sure glad his brilliant cardiologist was there at UCLA. I didn't begrudge him his tremendous salary one bit.
I hate to tell you this, but an increasing number of physicians here in the good ol' US of A are "imported" as well....many from the Middle East, India, etc. We are also increasingly "importing" nurses...many from the Phillipines. I'm sorry I don't have time to qualify my "increasing numbers," with stats, links, etc., just as you did not have time to qualify your "Most." My statement comes as anectodal evidence as an agency nurse who has worked at many facilities (married to an agency nurse who has worked at many more facilities).
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I pay my kids to do stuff I don't want to do! :D Ds is trying to save $100, he's well on his way b/c he's willing to do all the chores I don't like.
I'll also put on music or a book on tape and we'll all "blitz" on housework. it goes faster and is fun for everyone!
I have also learned to squint my eyes just so, in order not to see dust and/or chores not done *exactly* the way I would have done them - This cuts my work in half!
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Please don't take this the wrong way:
I assume you're having the bilateral massectomy because of cancer, right? Now is the time you want to follow your doctor's instructions to a T. Now is not the time to ask advice from laypeople on various message boards. Have you had chemo? Are you already immunocompromised? Could it be that the surgeon is genuinely concerned about your recovery and wants you to have the best shot at having a positive outcome? Perhaps you can follow advice on here, take an old script for antibiotics and everything will turn out just fine....but are you willing to take the risk if the outcome is otherwise and know you may have done something that caused an adverse outcome?
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Your child has a more varied diet than mine....Perhaps "this too, shall pass?"
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I just had to tell the babysitter to put one of my boys in isolation for pestering/starting a bickering episode with the other. So, if anyone has any ideas, I'll buy that book.
I really think that it is just symptomatic of living in close quarters with someone. We all get on each others' nerves sometimes, hopefully, as adults we can handle it. I try to give my boys some tools to handle themselves, but mostly tell them that they do not have to stay in the same room with someone who is bugging them. Separation usually stops bickering, but what to do when they don't want to be apart, yet still bicker?
ETA: Isolation = time out, I guess.....my theory is if someone cannot get along with others, that someone neeeds to be by him/herself until he/she can get along with others.
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Seriously, I just turned 8 shades of red when I read that. I am SO not cut out for raising boys. Isn't it too early for that? Please say yes. :o
There is a range of ages in which puberty can occur/start to occur. 10 is not too young. Nothing to faint about, it has to happen sooner or later....we all just hope it is later, right?:)
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I hate the fact that my kids are growing up and I put my fingers in my ears saying "la la la" over lots of this stuff.:lol:
:grouphug:, Heather.
I hear ya on that!
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Are you sure it's urine and not nocturnal emission?
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that stinks. I'm sorry.
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5 days a week here, all with pretty much the same schooling routine. I want to make sure I get everything done during the year and also don't want to stress when I take an extra day off here and there for whatever reason. Our schedule is not M-F, however, b/c dh & I both work odd schedules. We fit our 5 days in whenever one or both of us is home to teach the kids. We did school today (Sunday), but kids are having Monday off b/c I work & dh is out of town.
With that said, we're new to hs'ing and I can't say this is how it will always be. I plan on doing school-light during the summer months, and will be using different curriculum next year, so we'll just adjust as necessary.
Our school day runs from 8am until 12:30 (more or less) with the core subjects. After lunch we do music & science.
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There are days when I definitely could join you on the "demise of manners in modern America" soap box. I probably just would have brought it up as a seperate thread so that it wouldn't seem like I was lecturing a particular poster, which itself seems sort of ungracious.
I do think it would be an interesting thread to talk about whether stating food restrictions and preferences is impolite in various situations. Should vegetarians eat meat to be nice? Should Muslims eat pork to be nice? Should people with gluten intolerance eat it to be nice, assuming they won't die and just won't feel their best after? And most importantly, if you are as guest, at what point should you let the hostess know you have a eating volunatry eating restrictions - like you choose not to eat meat or find that gluten makes you feel bad the next day and therefore choose to avoid them?
Well, I don't eat dairy and if dairy is served, I just don't eat it. I don't make a big deal. I do mention it if, for instance, ice cream is the dessert, then I just say "no thank you, I don't eat dairy." If pizza is the main course, I pick off the cheese and if anyone asks, Ijust say, "I love pizza, but I can't eat dairy." It is not a choice, if I eat dairy I will become very, very sick and have difficulty breathing. I don't make a big deal out of it, and nobody has ever taken offense (that I know of, maybe they're on some message board somewhere snarking about me).
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NW Indiana here too (I'm a West Coast transplant).
We are secular homeschoolers, and have not been able to find other HS families to hang out with yet (we're new to homeschooling).
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Thank you all for the feedback!
I ordered both the Lands End suit and the one from Nords. I'll hopefully find a cute cover-up, flip-flops and I'll be good to go!
I'm not a rep for them or anything, but Lands End has cover ups on sale, too
I shop Lands End a lot because they have a no questions asked return policy, I often order multiple sizes and return what doesn't fit me.
Now you've got me in the summer shopping mood....Dreaming of a tropical vacation.
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Have you tried Nerds R Us? Just kidding! Could they possibly be called by another name?
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I got a Lands End slenderizer suit last year and really like it. It is a bit hard to put on, but once it is on, I feel confident (which is a big step for me and a swim suit). You can shop by anxiety zone and the styles not only slenderize, but also draw the eye away from the anxiety zone. The one I got is for my tummy anxiety zone and also has an underwire bra, which is so nice and supportive.
Here's a link to the suit I bought, and I notice it is on sale
BTW, that's not me, it's the model from Lands End (who does not need tummy control)
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I say nine-oh-eight....look outside to see if the sun is shining, if it is, assume it is morning, if not assume night.
at work I write 0908 or 2108.
My ds8 uses military time when speaking (dh is ex-mil).
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He's heading off to do what he was instructed to do, I think. I always giggle a little imagining the smiley battle he's heading off to :gnorsi:
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I think he's running off to clean the baseboard beside the toilet! :D
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My mother was a stickler for proper English and manners. I grew into a woman with a love of English language and I can express myself comfortably in a variety of social situations. I appreciate my mother's hard work in this area.
I say to my children (not other people or their children), "I'm sure you *can* do X" then I get the "May I"
If I hear "I want X" I reply, "I want a lot of things, chief among them, polite children." Then I get the "May I please have...." My son once said to his friend (at our house) after the friend said "I want a cookie" "My mom wants polite children"
They may never eat dinner with the Queen, but if they're ever given the chance, they will certainly know how to speak and act!
My other pet peeve: Me and Joey.....No, it is "Joey and I." I correct my kids by pretending they're saying "Mean Joey"
It does not matter how smart you are, if you cannot express yourself correctly nobody will know.
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I do that too. My kids also get, "Well, I'm not asking you to like it, I'm only asking you to do it."
Oh, funny! I have said "I didn't ask you what you wanted to do, I told you what you have to do."
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It's not only the tone of their voices, but they will actually complain about things. Constantly. What do you do about that?
Complaining is a hard one for me. We all complain, right? I usually let my kids complain to a certain extent, and I sometimes agree with them. As in: You're right, that is a lot of work. Yes, it is a nice day outside and you're stuck in here. Of course, I don't hear them complain if it is whiney. :)
The "it's not fair" doesn't play in my house. Life is not fair. The sooner you get used to that, the happier you'll be. If somebody pipes up to say that something isn't fair, I'll probably agree with them, but do nothing to make things fair. Because life. is. not. fair.
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Anything specific about what you didn't like? Or what you thought could have been done better?
I wish I could be more specific, but my kids gave up on it a few months ago....the flow just didn't seem as good as, for instance, Reader Rabbit. The concepts were good, but something about the CD didn't hold my dc's attention.
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that's what I think about Rainbow Rock CD. We use Singapore. My kids were not thrilled with the CD, and I wasn't either. Nothing really bad enough not to reccommend it, just not that great.
Why in the world would anyone twitter?
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