On his Facebook wall, Joe Butler said he's "trying hard not to launch into a 'when I was your age' moment after repeated whines about 'why do I have to read -- it's been TWO HOURS since I watched TV!' To which a FF responded: "I had a moment of inspiration when I long ago said: for as long as you read you can watch TV for the same length of time." Another FF said she makes her kids "buy" their TV time in 30-minute increments using tickets they earn for doing chores. Quoth: "When they are out of time and don't have a ticket, I just tell them they can clean toilets until they have more time. It's actually cut down on the TV quite a bit."

Question: How do you get your kids to do home work or chores when they want to watch TV?