As a coach who works with parents, I see the frequent power struggles that come up around video games and TV watching. When I see young kids in front of a screen, I wonder about all of the other things those kids might be doing. ...
Pick up some rope, ours is a shiny light weight one, and pretend it's a snake. We run after each other and even attracted the cats as well. Then I teach.
When going to the store, I tell him we are going to buy fruit, strawberries, apples, oranges and hamburger. He laughs and tells me that hamburger is not.