Lovely thread, than folks. Some great words of wisdom.
To me the router thing, is just a reinforcement of the rules talked about. Its easy to slip as parents, and with a program to shut things down at night, it helps for the time when a device is accidently left in the bedroom, the boyfriend is online, and so no sleep happens before school.
Sure there are ways to get round it, but it helps. Its an important one. I see so many childen very tired all the time.
As for time.. well, mine is running out. Lucy is 17 now, and I am taking 5 weeks off this summer (cannot afford it) but she wants to climb mountains and go sailing with me.
Time is the one thing that is in really short supply. Related, but different, some one at the sailing club said to me last wed night, when trying to persuade me to start racing mid afternoon instad of just the evening...
The trouble with people like you Rupert, is your have a watch but no time, in Africa they have no watches but plenty of time. I though that was a bit cheaky. He is retired with a lexus and a newish K6 dingy.