Families that don't do anything with children

DD has musical theatre club on Monday, Rainbows on Tuesday, Yoga on Thursday and swimming on Saturday and next term is starting dance on Sunday

Did it cross your mind that many parents couldn't afford this.

5 days of activities is ridiculous and it's too much. If she is in rainbows she is 7 or under.

You're the other end of the scale where your kid must never be at home. Down time os important.

I agree. We've barely been at home so far. And that's not because we are spending loads of money.
When my kids have their friends over nearly every single one of them have not done much at all "watched TV/played on phone/chilled" all said the holidays are not much fun. Many of their parents are not working! Very sad.

I live quite centrally in London. We have all the incredible free museums etc just a bus ride away, and yet there are plenty of kids in the local primary who will only go on school trips, their parents don't take them. They stick to the very local area except for visiting family.

I booked a few days off at the beginning as we were having renovations and then the last week because we're going away. But other than that and the odd trip to town my dc now nearly 12 and 14 are quite happy entertaining themselves or going out with friends

We did do more day drips when they were younger

Depression can be helped by getting outdoors, moving, getting the endorphins going, a bit of exercise
anxiety and lack of confidence - same, graded exposure to going out, doing more
poverty - if you aren’t role modelling to kids to go out, interact with the world, even if it’s the free things like the park, the library, how are they going to have the skills to escape poverty in later life ??
can’t handle their kids outdoors ??
get a parenting course, join a support group how are you or the kids ever going to be able to have a normal functional life ??

I think we should judge such a waste of life -
these stuck at home families are more likely to be unhealthy physically and mentally and have poorer social functioning - and that’s not OK

You’ll get flamed on here OP but I actually kind of agree and while I’m sure there are some families for whom there are very genuine reasons, I do think a significant proportion of people just can’t be arsed. And I don’t really blame them in some ways because kids can sometimes be right arseholes when out and about and it often feels easier to just stay at home. But I do take mine out because I feel that I should, but I often wish I hadn’t bothered 😂

If you come into contact with these families surely you have at least some insight as to why some people find it hard?

I have no idea, it’s so much harder keeping kids cooped up at home especially when they’re little. There’s so much on in the community over summer. We take our DCs out every day that we’re not working (when working youngest is at nursery and oldest is school age so at holiday camps, play dates and grandparents when we’re not on leave).

If I had young children I would find it really hard to go outside regularly with them, and I don't have a car to get anywhere. I suppose I'm just pretty unfit and tired really. I'm in my thirties

I don't understand how the parents aren't bored! We're out most days except when we're working and DD goes to holiday clubs.

I think similarly about term time.

DD has musical theatre club on Monday, Rainbows on Tuesday, Yoga on Thursday and swimming on Saturday and next term is starting dance on Sunday. But some of her friends that live round here don't do a single club or activity. I understand not overscheduling but surely you want your kids to be well-rounded and don't deny them having hobbies. Maybe the kids never ask their parents, but DD is always asking if she can do something new.

Because for various reasons many households don’t find it easy. I don’t think judging people will help at all will it!

I have friends like this some people just don't mind sitting in the house all day and I find the kids eventually expect that and become like that

Maybe depression? Maybe poverty? Maybe anxiety? Maybe a lack of imagination? Maybe a lack of confidence? Maybe a fear that they can’t handle their child’s behaviour in public? Maybe a paucity of experience inter generationally?
you do you boo but don’t judge others.