Gameboy
Dawn Falbe
I loved this as I had to learn it the hard way. When we were getting ready
for dinner or going out I was constantly saying to Zak "turn that thing off
please" and he'd say "I'm in a battle it will take a few minutes" Before I
really looked at the game I would turn it off and he started crying and
complaining that he would lose his battle and have to start again to get to
that level. That made sense to me and so now I give him a 15 minute warning
that he needs to save his game because we are having dinner or whatever we
are moving onto that doesn't include him having the gameboy attached to him
as an appendage. One other thing for Zak is that I notice if he doesn't
give up his gameboy at least a couple of hours prior to bed he can't sleep,
all he can think about is his game and what's next..
Namaste
Dawn
Its amazing how you see the world once you put respecting kids on a
higher level than maintaining "control" as a parent...in the same
day i read an article in some magazine about limiting videogames,
which including maintaining a "half hour" rule on school days and
only an hour of playing on weekend days. I thought "How the heck can
the kid get anything done in a game in an hour?!" Then we were
watching this new show on tv called "6 Degrees", and the dad told
the son to stop playing his game, it was bedtime. The kid said "A
couple more minutes, I'm almost done with this level!!" The dad made
him turn it off immediately, and then when the kid complained he
smashed the gameboy. My first thought was "Doesnt this parent know
that there are only certain "save spots" in the game, and the child
will lose all his hard work if he stops now!?!" Its so much better
to be on your child's side.
Dawn M. Falbe
Business Coach, Astrologer, Certified Tarot Reader & Professional Muse
(520) 419-5419 or (877) GO-2-DAWN (Toll Free)
Empowering a billion souls to evolve business successfully - Practical Coach
Training - www.practicalcoachtraining.com
<http://www.practicalcoachtraining.com/>
Empowering women to discover their Soul Purpose Career - Astrologerdawn -
www.astrologerdawn.com <http://www.astrologerdawn.com/>
"People who get on in this world are people who get up and look for the
circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." George
Bernard Shaw
If not now, then when?
If not you, then who?
Are you ready to start living life to the fullest?
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for dinner or going out I was constantly saying to Zak "turn that thing off
please" and he'd say "I'm in a battle it will take a few minutes" Before I
really looked at the game I would turn it off and he started crying and
complaining that he would lose his battle and have to start again to get to
that level. That made sense to me and so now I give him a 15 minute warning
that he needs to save his game because we are having dinner or whatever we
are moving onto that doesn't include him having the gameboy attached to him
as an appendage. One other thing for Zak is that I notice if he doesn't
give up his gameboy at least a couple of hours prior to bed he can't sleep,
all he can think about is his game and what's next..
Namaste
Dawn
Its amazing how you see the world once you put respecting kids on a
higher level than maintaining "control" as a parent...in the same
day i read an article in some magazine about limiting videogames,
which including maintaining a "half hour" rule on school days and
only an hour of playing on weekend days. I thought "How the heck can
the kid get anything done in a game in an hour?!" Then we were
watching this new show on tv called "6 Degrees", and the dad told
the son to stop playing his game, it was bedtime. The kid said "A
couple more minutes, I'm almost done with this level!!" The dad made
him turn it off immediately, and then when the kid complained he
smashed the gameboy. My first thought was "Doesnt this parent know
that there are only certain "save spots" in the game, and the child
will lose all his hard work if he stops now!?!" Its so much better
to be on your child's side.
Dawn M. Falbe
Business Coach, Astrologer, Certified Tarot Reader & Professional Muse
(520) 419-5419 or (877) GO-2-DAWN (Toll Free)
Empowering a billion souls to evolve business successfully - Practical Coach
Training - www.practicalcoachtraining.com
<http://www.practicalcoachtraining.com/>
Empowering women to discover their Soul Purpose Career - Astrologerdawn -
www.astrologerdawn.com <http://www.astrologerdawn.com/>
"People who get on in this world are people who get up and look for the
circumstances they want, and, if they can't find them, make them." George
Bernard Shaw
If not now, then when?
If not you, then who?
Are you ready to start living life to the fullest?
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