Friday, December 28, 2007

The Joys of Parenting

So Allison finally learned how to use the mouse on the computer which means she can play her Dora computer game all by herself. At first I thought this was a good thing, then I realized what a very bad bad thing this was. She was on the computer two hours straight yesterday playing the game and when we tried to remove her from the computer she pitched a HUGE fit. I know, it's my fault for letting her play in the first place, but she was really enjoying it and I think she actually does learn something from these computer games. Plus, it keeps her occupied which means I can focus on the 8 month old(who loves having my attention) for a little bit. So I guess my job as a parent is to figure out a happy medium. Do I limit it to 1/2 hour or an hour or day? Do I only let her play it as a reward for good behavior? Guess Jeff and I will spend the weekend figuring that one out...

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