Parent: I wish my kids liked to read as much as your kids like to read. Me: Well, you should know that we put the television way downstairs out of the main room and they don't watch anything until after dinner. Parent: We could never get rid of our television! My husband likes to watch his shows. And we watch the news. Me: I didn't say we don't have a television. We just keep it downstairs, out of the way, and we limit the amount of time the kids are on any screen, actually. Parent: Well, our house isn't as big as yours. We have to have the television in the main room. Me: ... Parent: I wish my kids would read more. Me: I actually make mine read. I hand them a timer and tell them to go get a book. They moan, but they get over it, and they have learned to enjoy it. Parent: Oh, well, I don't have that kind of control over my kids. Me: I'll take something away from them if they don't do what I tell them to do. Parent: But my kids don't even li