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<blockquote data-quote="goldenguru" data-source="post: 217988" data-attributes="member: 1545"><p>When my kids were home, I was a big advocate of structure. I was a full time stay at home mom - so I needed the structure as much as they did.</p><p></p><p>I insisted that they get up at a certain time (yes, even when they were teenagers). In real life they can't sleep until noon and play video games until 5 am. I figured I was preparing them for real life. If they chose to play video games until 5 am - they were still going to get their tired butts out of bed by 7:30 anyway.</p><p></p><p>Meals were at regular times. I personally hated having the kitchen 'open' all the time. I needed to have my kitchen cleaned up. You miss breakfast, well then, lunch is in 4 hours.</p><p></p><p>They had regular chores. I didn't allow for fun stuff until chores, and homework were done. </p><p></p><p>As they got older, I did allow them to provide their own structure. Summers usually meant jobs or volunteer work. But, every May we talked about what their plans were for the summer. "Nothing" was not an acceptable answer.</p><p></p><p>If structured time is a problem - type out a daily agenda. Stick to it. Your kids will appreciate the predictability - even tho' they might grumble. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="goldenguru, post: 217988, member: 1545"] When my kids were home, I was a big advocate of structure. I was a full time stay at home mom - so I needed the structure as much as they did. I insisted that they get up at a certain time (yes, even when they were teenagers). In real life they can't sleep until noon and play video games until 5 am. I figured I was preparing them for real life. If they chose to play video games until 5 am - they were still going to get their tired butts out of bed by 7:30 anyway. Meals were at regular times. I personally hated having the kitchen 'open' all the time. I needed to have my kitchen cleaned up. You miss breakfast, well then, lunch is in 4 hours. They had regular chores. I didn't allow for fun stuff until chores, and homework were done. As they got older, I did allow them to provide their own structure. Summers usually meant jobs or volunteer work. But, every May we talked about what their plans were for the summer. "Nothing" was not an acceptable answer. If structured time is a problem - type out a daily agenda. Stick to it. Your kids will appreciate the predictability - even tho' they might grumble. :) [/QUOTE]
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