We can do better as a family when it comes to discipline and communication. Managing emotions is key.
Instead of going on like a broken record on how tech devices can be bad for our children’s brains, sometimes we need to switch gears and focus on what is good.
Or worse, you’ve already given an ultimatum, but they have totally ignored it and are still going at their on-screen game – resulting in you fuming, exploding and threatening to kill the Wi-Fi.Just before the holidays started for my Secondary One boy, he asked us if he could earn extra game time by doing chores.
Keen to avoid similar mistakes, we have been having intentional conversations about screen time, sometimes using news articles as a doorway into such topics. We chat about the pros and cons of technology – how to utilise it for good, while navigating the pitfalls, such as when being on the devices sucks up too much of our time.Most of us grew up in an era where parental discipline equates with punishment, the painful sort at that.
For example, instead of “Tim, you were supposed to do the dishes, and it’s now 8pm and they are still in the sink. I’ve reminded you umpteen times, and they’re still not done. I’m getting so sick and tired of this!” we can try saying: “Tim, dishes.” She says: “If you know you’re tired after a long day at work, maybe having a shower before going to your child is important. Or if that inappropriate behaviour happens at that time, and the anger is rising, it may not be wise to manage that behaviour there and then.
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