CHILDREN AT HOME; NEW RULES!
I am a widowed Senior Lady with
grown children. However, I do have compassion for parents at home all
day with children. This Pandemic
has been a true wake up call for many parents. My husband and I worked a full-time job when my children were young. We had to adjust to being
at home with them all day on the weekends and during family vacations. We had to count to five many times
to avoid losing our temper. I can not imagine being at home with children 24 hours a day, 7 days
a week for 4 months! I hope the parenting methods my
husband and I used will help
some parents during this Pandemic!
Rules were set for my sons when
they were home for school vacation.
They had to make up their beds,
and empty the trash before they
could play outside. Our sons had to
take turns washing lunchtime dishes.
My sons were like piranas when
they were home for school vacation.
These guys would eat every time they
got bored or came in from playing,
Our grocery bill was enormous. My
husband said this was ridiculous
We felt like I needed a cow outback
because a gallon of milk only lasted
2 days! A 5-pound bag of sugar lasted
a week. Luncheon/deli meats on lasted
2 days. There were no snacks or beverages left for my husband
and I to eat.
We had to learn to set limits on their food consumption when they were out of school for the summer. I had to limit their snacks in between meals. They stopped gorging on food when I refused to go bask to the grocery store a second time. I grocery shopped for the family once a week. They finally learned to make their snacks last all week. They didn't like drinking water when the beverages ran out. They got bored
eating peanut butter sandwiches when their favorite deli meat ran out.
I made them eat their snacks sitting
at the dinner table. They consumed
too much food if they ate while
watching TV or playing video games. They only got water to drink
when they came in from playing
outside. I recycled the milk jugs
and kept them filled with cold water. The water quenched their thirst
better than juice or soda.
We set their bedtime curfew an hour later. My sons got hungry again if they stayed up past midnight. They could only visit their friends on the weekend since I and my husband worked during the week. We had family night out,
anywhere they chose once a month.
I'll admit that cell phones and social media were not issues when my
children were growing up. However, frequent T.V. watching, frequent
video game playing, and movie
rentals were. Parents from
every generation had things they
had to monitor for their children.
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