Even thoughChip and Joanna have a busy work schedule,they’ve prioritized family.
Could you live the way the Gaines kids do?
Read on to find out.
It’s contingent on them doing their chores and homework," Joanna told Bush Hager (viaYahoo).
“I try hard to make it not the thing they look forward to every day.
I don’t want them focusing on that.”
Chip noted that he often encourages his kids to use the iPad in innovative ways.
“I’m like: ‘That!
That’s the stuff right there, kids.'”
“Bush Hager was eager to talk about raising kids in the Internet age.
“We’re careful when it comes to cellphones and social media with our kids.
What is y’all’s stance?”
she asked the HGTV couple.
Joanna revealed that the Gaines children aren’t allowed to use social media until adulthood.
“Our house rule is you get social media the summer before you go to college …
So, 18,” she said.
“But it’s a challenge!”
“I mean, you could tell these kids want it before that …
They want it at 12, 13, 14.”
“We can say, ‘You have these other things that are really great.
Our life is a little different, and we care about this specific thing.'”
Most importantly, they ensure that breakfast, lunch, and dinner are free of the devices.
They decided to keep up the challenge for a year and then two years.
After that, they realized they didn’t want a TV in the home after all.
One can’t help but wonder do the Gaineses watch their own TV show?
Yet the two have remained down to earth by helping with household duties themselves.
Social media shows that their kids are expected to lend a hand with chores as well.
Given their untraditional lifestyle, it makes sense that they might have to enforce some untraditional house rules.
You’d be surprised how tough this one is to keep!”
