Couch Time

I have tried to find a good definition of this online. But I was unhappy with many of the explanations as they were either very against the Ezzos or it was just explaining how wonderful it is but without an explanation.
Here is a simplistic explanation.
The objective of Couch Time is for your child/children to see the important of their parents marriage. It is also an opportunity for parents to spend some quality time together.
The Ezzos mention that couch time is done when the father gets home from work but in honesty this just wouldn't work for us as when Gorgeous Husband gets home from work he is ready for dinner as it is late and not long after that it is time for the girls bed. We figure that getting some couch time on the nights he is early or on the weekends is good because we can only do our best.
Some may wonder why not just have this time once the children have gone to bed but it is important for your children to witness that mum has put aside her work and Dad has put aside his work and that they are going to spend time with each other.
Some regulations that Ezzo puts on couch time is that
1. It is not time to discuss bad things that children have done through the day- children are in earshot and they don't need to think it is the time of day where mum and dad get together to complain about them.
2. Children are meant to be able to be/play by themselves and not interrupt this special time, except in an emergency.


3. Do not discuss topics that is going to cause a great deal of conflict.



The Ezzo put an importance on couch time because they also feel it is important that children do not grow up in a child focused family. Children are a part of the family not the focus of it. Children that grow up in child focused families have trouble coping in the adult world when employers, friends and teachers do not act like they are the 'cleverest boy in the whole wide world'.