DS11 has got into the habit of sneaking his iPad in the mornings before school, and it’s making everything a nightmare. I swear he used to be able to get dressed and ready in 15 mins, but now I’m reminding him 100 times to put his socks on because he’s too busy watching some YouTuber shouting about Minecraft.
I’ve tried taking it off him at bedtime so he can’t grab it first thing, but he somehow finds it in the morning anyway?? I caught him under his duvet with it today when he was supposed to be brushing his teeth! Meanwhile, DD5 is watching all this and now SHE wants her tablet too, and I just know DS18mo will be at it next.
DH thinks I’m overreacting and that I should just ‘give him a warning’ and take it away if he doesn’t listen, but I’m at the point where I just want to ban them completely before school. The whole morning routine is stressful enough without arguing over screen time.
So, WIBU to just take them away Mon-Fri and deal with the inevitable tantrum? Or is this one of those ‘pick your battles’ things? How do other people handle this??
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