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TV As a Break for Mom?

My son is a VERY active 3 year old. I also have a 3 month old. Anyway, for the last few days, we have not been getting along very well. I say yes, he says no, I say do this, he does that, etc. That kind of thing. I keep sending him to his room to try to break him of disobeying me but it really doesn't seem to be working. This afternoon, he asked me if he could watch TV, which I usually ration out because I don't want him to be a TV zombie. I decided to let him watch it and- OMG- I don't feel like my head is going to explode. He is watching...

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Almost 6-Year-old Wants a Nintendo DS or a Wii

My almost 6-year-old has been pleading for a Nintendo DS or the Wii, like all his cousins and some of his friends have. My mother-in-law really wants to get him one for his upcoming birthday, but my husband and I are not sure we want him to have one. We're concerned that even if we restrict his usage of it, it will be addictive and he will be less interested in his usual activities --- reading, art, t-ball, scooter riding, music, imaginative play, etc. He's the usual energetic kind of boy but we love that he has a creative and...