tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post8111712688199325542..comments2024-03-17T00:31:57.558-04:00Comments on Unremarkable Files: 7 Quick Takes about Summer Swim Meets, Seeing Some Light at the End of the Basement Tunnel, and How to Make Watching Cartoons EducationalJenny Evanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06320766378823015885noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-50219783461154921472022-07-23T08:04:02.673-04:002022-07-23T08:04:02.673-04:00We have a "no screens 9- noon" rule too-...We have a "no screens 9- noon" rule too- have fun outside or doing something else in the morning,, then in the heat they can zone out. Some summers we plan fun things every morning; this summer I'm trying to get them to play board games and do puzzles. Not very successful though.<br /> mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12388057081854458639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-28632446068727207282022-07-22T20:57:39.414-04:002022-07-22T20:57:39.414-04:00Saving this idea!Saving this idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4094700953309998492.post-42036201912278551372022-07-22T13:03:32.272-04:002022-07-22T13:03:32.272-04:00Oh screentime. Best babysitters and zombie makers ...Oh screentime. Best babysitters and zombie makers there ever was. As a disclaimer we have 4 kids, 1 TV and 1 computer and no video game consoles and my teen doesnt have a smartphone. What's worked for us this summer is screentime only during the hottest time of the day (2-5:30) and it's a free for all if they have all their chores done. (30 minute turns on the laptop). The hope is that Diana Dyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953460237234065902noreply@blogger.com