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Scenario

When parents enforce time boundaries they don't follow

My 8-year-old asked me to read another chapter and I said no because it's bedtime but then I spent an hour watching Netflix after she went to sleep.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The parent is teaching arbitrary rule-following rather than modeling authentic relationship with time.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Children and time — how they experience it?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.