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Should I be encouraging DD1 (10) to watch the TV/go on the computer more?

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AgentZigzag · 19/03/2011 17:57

I just changed her bed (she's at my Dads this weekend else she'd be doing it Grin) and in it she had 16 books Shock

Some of them she's read loads of times, and I think she flits from book to book regularly.

I was going be lighthearted, but now I think about it she did say a couple of weeks ago she wanted to do less reading because she felt she was getting too much into them and thinking about the stories even when she wasn't reading.

She does do other stuff, dance/music classes, bit on my computer, drawing/writing, watches films etc, but she's had bad asthma recently so maybe it's forced her to sit still for more than 10 mins and she's been escaping into the books.

I think anything's OK in moderation, but then I've had periods in my life where I'll read for days/nights on end if I've had the chance.

Should I think about dragging her away from her books occasionally?

Or is it a great thing to have an interest in and I should leave her be? (it is very quiet down here when she's in her room Grin)

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AgentZigzag · 19/03/2011 23:04

Ooooo I like the jewellery making, she's always liked putting together her own stuff up from broken necklace beads and things.

And she's into fashion designing bits and bobs.

Hey, I could get her do housework in exchange for supplies... Grin

(without putting her off of course)

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