Who's in charge?

Aaahhh.. The house is peace n quiet now. It's 12.30pm n i've switched off d tv at 12 noon earlier. Luq n Leia are drinking their milk n will be taking their naps after dis. Dat's d normal routine for me n my kids. They are only allowed to watch cartoons from 8am - 12pm n mostly Play House Disney Channel bcoz i find it very educational for Luq. He's learnt a lot from watching PHDC. His english vocab is getting better n he speaks better english too but of course it has to be a two way communication. He's only allowed to watch Cartoon Network for Ben 10 but after dat either change d channel or switch off d tv. Luq already understands dis rule but occasionally he will throw a tantrum when i or Mr A tells him dat it's time to swith off d tv or change d channel. Dat is when we (Mr A & i) hv to be strict. We will not let d kids conquer d tv.

I wouldn't say Mr A n i are strict parents but firm is more like it. Luq needs to know dat there are rules in d house dat he has to follow n we will explain to Luq why we have d rules n why he should obey them + what will happen if he disobey them. Usually when Luq is naughty, we will punish him by telling him to go to his room. If he cries (which is often d case), he can only come out when he stops crying. When Leia is big enough to understand, there will be no exception for her as well.

Sometimes i do let Luq watch cartoons in d evening but if i do, it's only from 5pm - 7pm bcoz this is d time when i usually cook. As parents, we shouldn't be too strict with our children n at d same time not too lenient. No point of not allowing them to watch cartoons at all but letting them play with computer/ video games or PSP all day. Let them have fun but there must be rules to follow. After all, they are juz kids.