Yesterday afternoon I announced (in the presence of my daughters) that at 2:30, I would be closing my computer for the rest of the day. One daughter asked “Why are you telling us this?” The other daughter said “She’s creating accountability. That way we know if she doesn’t get off the computer!” I was super […]

Handling computer time wisely is something I am still learning, and my children know it. I am easily distracted, and the computer rewards distraction. (Do I really need to interrupt my task to look up the average rainfall in Madagascar? Isn’t it always a good idea to act on the impulse to text a friend […]

Well, what has worked for you? You have been successful in self control and accountability, haven’t you? Oh… I see…. That’s where we should start, then. Our children are watching our behavior. If we tell them they are on the computer wasting time playing games, don’t you think they are watching what we spend our […]