i like reading your child-rearing posts because it makes me realize how much sh!t my subconscious brain has erased from my memoryIt's a constant power struggle in my household. The concept of screen time as a reward irritates me a lot. They're not even on social media but... I don't know. It doesn't bother me with my son as much because overall, he is using it to learn astronomy, geography, etc. Some frivolous sh!t but overall, educational. My daughter uses it for the most vapid of sh!t though: Minecraft reaction videos and cat memes, bad ones. Absolute waste but she is reading more also. Those electronics are gone at bedtime.
Found an absolute deal with a junior bag and set of clubs for $50, took my son out to putting and driving range yesterday. We went through over 250 balls at the range. He absolutely skilled out in baseball but he did develop a clean swing and this kid, right out of the gate, grabs the driver, horrendous backswing, but clean swing and follow-through, hits it about 60 yards and straight as an arrow, no spin. Not bad for a 9 year old kid his first time ever using a non-mini golf club. Shitton of fun. He got 100 yards now and then towards the end, especially when he took his time, set his feet, and all that.
The kind of outdoor activity I want to absolutely encourage. Kids need to spend more time outside, playing with other kids. It's hard when there seemingly aren't that many around. And the ones I DO see are the ones up to absolutely no good; delinquents in training. It's not as easy as it used to be for us. There were 20 kids on the block-and-a-half of my one street alone. Not that way now.
i mean its obviously still in my memory, because i read your posts and then i remember it, but other than that... its like it never happened