Hey there Ed... Sorry I've been out of pocket the last few days... they've been pretty crazy.

So I absolutely don't think that waiting a couple hours to respond to a text is a bad thing at all. Yes, it's a little game, but there's nothing wrong with getting good at playing it.

Chatterbug has a 24 hour rule which I follow almost all the time. Meaning you wait a full 24 hours before responding to any text/email whatever, so long as it's not critical that she gets the information before that.

And that rule obviously doesn't apply to critical conversations about the kids...

Best of luck to your S on his yellow belt!