Summer is officially here at the Nelson house, the kids finished up school last week and are now onto 2nd and 4th grade. WOW! I can’t believe that. Anyhow, summer inevitably means boredom at some point for my kids, which is fine, but when they get bored they tend to pick on each other more. My kids seem to need some structure in the summer and this summer screen-time chart helps with that. This year I have modified the routine a bit to better suit our family and have made my own printable summer rules for kids (link at bottom of page). We are getting ready to head to Washington in July and visit 3 of the National Parks there but for the weeks we are home, the kids really do better when they know what to expect and what is expected of them. There is, of course, some flexibility to this as I know things inevitably come up that will require a change. So here’s my new list, which will likely be modified again as needed, but this is what we’re trying this summer. (Content below updated May, 2021)
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