Are your kids better behaved having gone to school?

[Slowlygoinginsania]

Dd, 4.6 started part time in September.
Due to strikes (we’re not in U.K.) and lots of illnesses going around, she has been a home a week.
Her behaviour is just so difficult and I notice a definite difference when she comes home after school, she’s fantastic.
She’s not bored at home as has lots of toys, outings, activities etc
Has/does school change your child’s behaviour for the better?
I always remember friends with older kids (school age) dreading the holidays and desperately planning activities/days out etc and feeling a bit 🤷🏻‍♀️as I was quite happy to be with Dd all day…I suppose getting to this age has changed that sadly (makes me feel very guilty) but I also wonder how things will go in the long, summer hols
Dd doesn’t listen, makes noise all day, has tantrums etc, love her to bits but she’s so different when attending school
Anyone else?

So your dc is in reception? They're exhausted! That's all. Both my DC were a nightmare after school at that age. Even though they'd been to nursery, there's something about school which just exhausts them. Early nights, good food and plenty of downtime is important.

Oh I totally misread your thread...it's the opposite. She's fine after school! Oh not sure what to suggest then!

Mine are always better with the structure of school yes.

They are very active. Socially and physically and no matter what I do at home it’s never enough to tire them out and satisfy them than school seems to do.

My 5yo in year 1 (but v young, would be in reception if one month younger) is awful by the end of every holiday. It is boredom. At this age they really need the companionship of peers. Adults don't cut it.
In the holidays we use a mix of family and play clubs to keep her engaged.

Yup! Two of mine are feral during the long school holidays. They really love school, do well academically and seem to thrive on the routine. Their sister struggles academically and is a pleasure to have a home. Not sure if there's anything in that.

When mine were younger (and my current 4yr old is following the same pattern) they just get bored at home. Whatever I do is not enough and let’s face it we can’t occupy them all day long like they do at school. I remember really noticing that they became super difficult just before they started school as they need more mental stimulation and time with peers that they can’t get at home. It’s switched a little now my older 2 are 8 & 9 and they are genuinely a pleasure to be around during the holidays and I look forward to having them here.

Yes, it definitely changed around when she turned 4, up until then, she was easy to entertain etc

Yes. There's a definite difference in DS, we do things at home when he's off but he definitely needs that structure and routine that school gives him.