Healthy Boundaries
Dear Friends, As parents, Jason and I are responsible for our children's well-being. That's why we, like many parents, set boundaries for our children. One of those boundaries is the time they are to go to bed. They sometimes moan that everyone else their age goes to bed much later than they do. My response to that is that I'm not responsible for other children, but I am responsible for them and that means setting an age appropriate bedtime. I believe that it's important for their health and for them to get a good night's sleep so that they can concentrate in their classes. They may not agree with me, but I don't do this to be unfair or mean or because I don't care, in fact the opposite is true, I love them and want the best for them. I remember Josh saying when he reached the age of 15, that now he was 15 he could watch 15 rated films. We talked about it and I explained that, while in the eyes of the law he is allowed to wat...