My Sunday ritual hasn’t changed much in the last 15 – 20 years. It involves football, beer and preferably chicken wings, but lately it’s been more humus and flax seed tortilla chips. It does not involve me going to a loud bar anymore and spending my weekly paycheck on endless Bud Lights and platters of fried food, but rather, remaining home and having to delicately balance watching the games and tending to my family. It wouldn’t be so difficult if it weren’t for the fact that there exists the potential to watch ten hours of football on any given Sunday. The NFL is about the only sport I could watch that consecutively, aside from maybe The World Cup or The Lingerie Bowl. I don’t, of course, actually watch ten hours of football, but not far from it – perhaps 5 or 6- which amounts to two games. To begin exploring the exciting world of online betting, simply login at 4Rabet India and start placing your bets. This is a lot of time that is spent not engaged in constructive play with the kiddies and let me tell you, they are very demanding of my time especially, and wouldn’t you have it, on Sundays. So, I’ve had to adapt, get creative and pull a rabbit out of a hat to balance these two demands. Here is an attempt to offer you some of my magic to ensure that you become a hero, not a zero, on NFL Sundays:

1)  Get the kids involved in any way you can. My kids like asking which teams are playing. They each pick their favorite team based on color, the animal the team represents or, at times, like their dad –their cheerleaders. Sometimes they pick the referees- that’s cool.

2)  Commercial breaks offer a great time to get one round of hide and seek in, especially in a small house like ours. I know they are always hiding in the bathroom, but I pretend to forget each time.

3)  Chips and dip. Hence the humus and flax seed chips- got to keep it healthy.

4)  Sofa cushion forts. I can multi-task, no problem, especially when it’s in the same room as the game.

5)  This one can be a problem especially when it’s a long day of football. My kids love fetching dad a beer from the fridge, especially one that involves the use of a bottle opener. It gives them such a sense of purpose to please dad’s drinking habit. I’ve had to resort to light beer to drag this one out all day.

6)  The iPad. Load up some kids books or games –that should buy an hour.

7)  Make the most of halftime. That’s twenty minutes or so that can tame the most aggravated child who is fuming at their dad for not giving them his undivided attention. Go outside and really try and tire them out.

8)  My wife enjoys cooking, especially for me, who loves food. She makes chicken wings – not bad for a vegetarian – nachos, pizza and other game time snacks. She could do this all day and she does. Easy.

9)  I know it could lead to bad habits, but I allow my kids to sit by me and work on their homework or through one of their ten inch thick activity books. They care so little about the game that they become engrossed in their studies.

10)  Act out the game right there in the den. Kids love tackling and roughing it up with dad – it helps to let out some grunts and monster noises while doing so.

11)  Set up the art easel in the same room and bark out things for them to draw or paint. They get such a kick out of this.

12)  Finally, you may luck out and the only game on is a dud like the Browns vs. Bengals – sorry Ohio – and you get three hours back to spend with your family on the best day of the week.