To rather like the idea of idle parenting?

[brasty]

I know this article is tongue in cheek, but AIBU to be attracted to the idea of idle parenting?

www.telegraph.co.uk/women/mother-tongue/familyadvice/3355719/Idle-parenting-means-happy-children.html

Good to know there is a kind of parenting I am naturally brilliant at.
Although I like doing not a lot in lots of different surroundings, so DC have to pitch their own tents in lots of different places.

Yes I felt the same Dancing Ledge , I can do this one easily.

I love having "nothing" days with my baby where we just play on the floor and watch tv and read books together and have an extra long bath time etc. I think baby's particularly need some down days where they're just at home and relaxing. I have felt bad in the past for some kids where the parents are dragging them out everyday to very extravagant things and I think they'll never even remember it and probably would rather be at home! Think long haul trips and theme parks at age 3 months, for the benefit of the child and not the parents so I'm told!! Very odd. So I certainly won't be pushing lots of hobbies when my baby is older.

That news article is really old lol. “One day kids will all have blackberries” haha. Not far off.

When I read about the new console "Nintendo Wii " I checked the date - yes it's almost 10 years old but I quite like his manifesto. I think children have far too much planned for them these days and so much running around doing various clubs and trying to fit in homework (which I'm.not really a fan of either). It's important for children. To be able to occupy themselves and make their own entertainment. Mine are quite good at coming up with stuff to do ibdiora but totally crap at entertaining themselves outside.

DD's activities fit around her rest/play time not the other way around.
All her clubs are at school as well so no time wasted on travel.
On the friday it doesn't matter as she can go to bed whenever she wants.
On a school night we cut out reading/spellings if needed to ensure she still gets enough leisure time by bedtime(7).
Homework is done at the weekend.

I know it is an old article, came across when I was googling for something else, but I liked the sentiment.

Also liked that unlike most parenting articles, the philosophy he espouses does not involve mums running themselves ragged trying to follow an impossibly demanding parenting philosophy.

So there is a name for my type of parenting after all my mum always said that kids (along with everything else) need to learn to occupy themselves sometimes and not be catered to every second of the day.
Some days I do better than others, but down time for them IS important. Especially as all 3 of ours are autistic and become very easily overwhelmed.

Blast from the past! Read his book How To Be Idle 10 or 11 years ago. There's definitely something in being idle but of course balance is needed - DD has her clubs (3 a week) and in the last few weeks we've been doing some work at home to learn to read but most of her time is free for herself (school is only 4 hours a day) and I leave her to it most of the time except for when she wants me to read with her or play a game with her.

I always knew I could find a parenting style