I am a bookworm and I play Candy Crush. Yes, I have the Ebook and Candy Crush apps installed in my phone. I read while I watched my son do whatever kids of his age do. I thought this was harmless. Well, I thought wrong.
At night when I get home, my son is always excited to greet, kiss and hug me. And then we'll finish dinner and this is when he starts getting fussy and irritable. Meanwhile I'll start getting frustrated and angry. Not an hour later and we'll be locking horns. For a long time, I was puzzled. I really didn't know what was wrong. But then I read something over Cup of Jo regarding floor time with the kids. So I abandoned the phone and played with my son on the floor. The type of game is not important, what matters is that I am playing with my son and paying attention. And guess what? It solved the problem! And not only do I do this every night, but on weekends I take my son to the nearby playground, have lunch at his favorite fastfood joint, run errands and put him to sleep. On Sundays, we go to church and play some more.
Yes, I still read and play but only when he's asleep or watching Cartoon Network.
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