So, my mil (who pays no interest in my child) now wants to have him 1 day a week and take him to a group late afternoon.
Im really pleased she is finally showing an interest but i am concerned about the class...
- Its full of older children and i want him to go to classes with kids the same age for his development (the class is up to school age, my child has just turned 1)
- its a good 45 mins away and the class doesnt finish until 4....The reason this is an issue for me is because my lo eats tea at 5 and is in bed for 7. Its working well like that but if he is at an active class then straight into a car seat for the best part of an hour he will end up sleeping then not sleeping at night. I dont want his routine buggered up as its not mil that will have to deal with it!
- mil is not the best driver and is always on hands free. I really dont like the thought of her driving around chatting with my child in her car for the best part of 2 hours (1 each way) in a very busy part of town
My mil and i dont get on. My oh and i arent getting on at the mo so he is likely to think im raising objections for the sake of it...im not.
What do you guys think?
I was going to suggest to her to go for a trial session to gauge the age range ro see if its appropriate, and also see if there is any effect on his sleep (ie, napping in car and being a nightmare that night).