hour on a given day. The other day my 3-year-old woke up at 5:30 in the morning. My choice was to get up and read books with him or plunk him in front of a video. It wasn't a hard decision." For Ann Cropper, mother of three, the challenge is having other activities ready when her kids ask to watch TV. She keeps a list titled "Things to Do Instead of Watching TV," which includes projects like making a fort and drawing with sidewalk chalk. When those ideas start seeming stale, her kids help brainstorm new possibilities.
hour on a given day. The other day my 3-year-old woke up at 5:30 in the morning. My choice was to get up and read books with him or plunk him in front of a video. It wasn't a hard decision." For Ann Cropper, mother of three, the challenge is having other activities ready when her kids ask to watch TV. She keeps a list titled "Things to Do Instead of Watching TV," which includes projects like making a fort and drawing with sidewalk chalk. When those ideas start seeming stale, her kids help brainstorm new possibilities.
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