Becoming an 'available mum'

Another of my endeavours, or rather this is more an experiment. I'll call it an experiment as I'm sure I will tweak a few things along the way. This week, and yes I have given it a one week timeframe, I am shutting down some of the main distractions in our lives for at least 90% of the time (or thereabouts, I haven't done the maths lol). Our biggest household distractions are Tv, movies, the Internet, game consoles and mobile phones. So I have made the decision that the children won't use any of the above and will only be allowed half an hour to an hour of Tv/DVD in the afternoon after school while I prepare dinner. As for me, I'm not overly fussed about missing the regular Tv, my biggest distraction is social networking (Facebook) and watching catch up shows on the Internet. So I won't be using any of the above, my only two exceptions are blogging (which I hardly do) and Instagram (as I'm doing the '100 happy days' challenge and it's good for my soul). I feel like this will make me become a more available parent. When there's no rush to get back to the Tv or computer I think i will be able to spend more time enjoying each moment. I also believe that my boys will appreciate each others company more and learn how to 'play' again. I'm getting ready for quite a few days of complaint and fights but I hope that we make it through the week and come to the realisation that we don't actually need that stuff as a constant in our life. Right now I'm not feeling like the best parent, especially to the little guys that's still at home with me, so for me this is something that my children deserve for me to do and encourage. Day one is nearly over and we've almost made it. Can only look forward to making it through the next 6 x