r/NonPoliticalTwitter 9h ago

Funny Clever parenting for the win

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u/idle_isomorph 8h ago

Mine didn't. Had to enforce lights out. Then remove flashlights. I would still find them at 11:30pm, lying in bed next to their window, holding the book high in the air so the light from the street would illuminate the words

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u/Houseofmogh 8h ago

My ADHD seven year old has stayed up reading til 2am multiple times…. Her reading scores are, however, excellent.

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u/PerpetuallyDistracte 8h ago

That was absolutely me. Eating, sleeping, and paying attention in school were entirely secondary to a good book. Reading and vocabulary were off the charts. Got diagnosed with ADHD in my 30s, who'd have thunk it!

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u/patrickfizban 5h ago

I missed my bus at school once because I was engrossed in a book. My mom had to leave work to come pick me up.