http://bunchfamily.ca/parent-rigid-parent-lacks-follow-setting-schedule-video-games/ New Family Fun Fri, 17 May 2013 12:58:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://bunchfamily.ca/parent-rigid-parent-lacks-follow-setting-schedule-video-games/#comment-3100 Precious Loves Audrey: Hanging Out With Your Son’s Baby Half-Sister at Bunchland Fri, 30 Mar 2012 16:11:02 +0000 http://www.bunchfamily.ca/?p=23441#comment-3100 [...] Want more of Precious’ co-parenting tales: Last month she and Wes disagreed on how to monitor Jack’s video games. [...]

]]> http://bunchfamily.ca/parent-rigid-parent-lacks-follow-setting-schedule-video-games/#comment-1366 Meghan Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:04:00 +0000 http://www.bunchfamily.ca/?p=23441#comment-1366 Sounds like you and your ex-wife were pretty great co-parents to raise happy and responsible grownups. Thanks for sharing!

]]> http://bunchfamily.ca/parent-rigid-parent-lacks-follow-setting-schedule-video-games/#comment-1365 Guy Tue, 28 Feb 2012 01:46:00 +0000 http://www.bunchfamily.ca/?p=23441#comment-1365 Hi Precious,
Sounds so familiar! I went through this with my  kids and my ex and ended up with 2 sets of rules: One for Mom’s house, one for Dad’s. They alternated weeks at each parents’ house. Boy 9, girl 12. Their mother hated football and most sports on tv. I love football on tv. We ended up having to trust that the other parent loved the kids just as much and had their best interest at heart even if letting them watch crap. We watched crap together, at least. It made a lot more peaceable exchanges between my ex and I and the kids did appreciate that.  The kids are now 30 and 33 and funny thing is neither one even has cable, and one doesn’t have tv at all. They seem pretty happy.
Their Mom and I are better friends now than ever and can look back on those times and laugh, on a good day.
 After-school basketball, track, and music lessons helped keep the video game/tv time in check too.
Thanks,
Guy

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