Summer in Amarillo always brings about the need to find things for the kids to do. Sure, you want them to have fun, but you also don’t want their brains to turn into french fries.
In my house, we only allow the video games to be played for four hours per day, then it’s time to shut them off and do something else.
Yes, on the surface, four hours sounds like a lot, but they tend to be smart about it. Play for an hour or two, then hop off and save time for later. What can they do outside of that? Well, it’s got to be something constructive…