Summer is officially here and its making its presence known. Three days in to a heat wave and four kids home for the summer. Our oldest usually stays busy with work but the other three are home and almost always, bored.
They love to sleep and play video games and if I let them, they would spend the entire summer in front of a screen.
Now, I'm definitely not perfect. There are some days where I just let them have their way. I am a mom but I am also human and I know when to pick my battles.
Today was one of the days where I made sure that I was a responsible mom. I dragged, almost literally, two of the three kids outside and in the pool.
They huffed and puffed for a while but once they were outside they loved every second. Eventually even child number three came out to join and before you knew it, all three of the younger kids were having the time of their lives in the pool on this terribly hot summer day.
There was no boredom and definitely no screen time. Today was a good old fashion summer day. Where kids used their imaginations and enjoyed the summer as it should be enjoyed.
Moral of the story? If you try hard enough you can actually get your kids away from their electronics and outside. And, if for some reason you just don't have it in you to deal with the debate, don't beat yourself up! There's always tomorrow.
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