Our days over the summer have tended to go like this: (DC are 3 and 1)
Get up, children play while I sort breakfast.
Eat breakfast while I pack lunchboxes
Get washed, dressed and out the door.
Spend all morning and early afternoon at the park/museum/zoo etc etc etc. I feel that I spend most of the time keeping youngest safe, stopping them running off etc, pretty much hoovering.... etc
Then its home for more play whilst I cook dinner.
All eat, then about an 1/2 hour of me tidying up and children playing.
Finally 1/2 hour cuddles, stories before bathtime then stories and bed.
It has occured to be today that I spend all my time clearing up, or supervising as opposed to 'play with' not sure if I am spending enough quality time in 1:1 sitautions playing with them IYSWIM???
TBH this is slightly a reaction to discovering that a friends 3 year old can read (I mean really read!) after she has done 20mins flash card work with him every day since he was 5 months.......
WDYT?
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to be really worried I don't spend enough time engaged with my children?
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tryingtobemarypoppins2 · 31/08/2011 21:35
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