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Patty Ann-- kudos to you for not giving in on the video games. You are 100% correct to keep them out of your home. We do have a game box -- cube.. whatever.... We've had it for a long time. My kids are pretty good, and have a wide variety of interests, so that isn't all they do. But when we first got it, every kid in the neighborhood was over - all the time-- to play. And when they couldn't play, they just watched!
So that was a battle for awhile. But we don't have to fight that too much any more. Our systme now, is pretty 'old school'. The kids still enjoy it, but I told them, this was the only one they were ever going to get. I'm not going to invest big bucks, just because some new system has cooler features! The systems are bad enough, but it's the games that kill you! Yikes! $50 a pop!
I teach preschool, and it really saddens me how so many of these little kids know so much about so many of these games. You can tell many of them spend HOURS playing ( 3, 4 and 5 year olds!!!). And some talk about games that are totally inappropriate for them. ( games I woudn't even let my kids play!) It's also shocking to hear what many of them watch on tv, or the movies their parent's let them see. i know of preschoolers who have watched, 'Kill Bill', 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre', and 'Saw'. I'm sure that's only the tip of the iceberg. I dont' know a lot about these movies-- nothing I would watch, but I'm quite sure they aren't for children!
So anyway--after all that-- I just wanted to say great job, keeping those things out of your house! Definitely not good for your son, or for anyone really.
I love big breakfasts too. I love to cook them on the weekends. I really try and limit what I eat though. It's tough-- a lot of my favorite foods. But my family really loves this and looks forward to it. I think Breakfast is our favorite meal -- sometimes we even have it for supper!
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