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DC don't want to do any afterschool/weekend "activities"

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Flyonthewindscreen · 19/03/2010 13:37

I'm kind of feeling guilty that my DC (DS age 8 and DD age 6) don't do more organised activities and more to the point don't actually want to do more stuff.

They both go to swimming lessons because I insist they go until they are competent swimmers but I doubt they would be bothered if I stopped the classes. DS goes to Cubs but seems far less keen on it than he was on Beavers (possibly because there is more actual doing stuff and less mad running around games). DD would love to go to Rainbows but is unlikely to get a place.

DS started recorders but dropped out, DD expressed an interest in ballet classes but wouldn't go in the end because her best friend didn't want to go. I do suggest various activities sometimes but to no great enthusiasm.

Both DC's favourite things to do are 1) have friends to play/tea 2) meet up with friends at the park 3) play out on their bikes, 4)lounge around the house watching TV, playing computer games or if deprived of screens will play with lego/read. At weekends they are happy to go out with me and DH as long as they are fun things like visiting friends or family and not long country walks which they detest.

Should I be worried that my DC have no interest in learning an instrument/playing a sport/belonging to an organised group or do other people have DC that are as lazy laidback as mine?

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frogetyfrog · 19/03/2010 13:44

I presume this is a wind up?

Flyonthewindscreen · 19/03/2010 13:45

No

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frogetyfrog · 19/03/2010 13:49

Oh, well then I will reply! In my opinion, and in my experience of my dds (8,6,4) I think youre children are perfectly normal! Actually, I think they do loads already with swimming and cubs. Having friends round, playing on bikes and generally relaxing after school is imo as good as doing organised activities. They are very young still and school is exhausting and family time very important. Mine do swimming (but moan like hell about it) and that is it. They too dont want to do anything else.

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AMumInScotland · 19/03/2010 14:19

No reason to feel guilty or think they are odd. Lots of children like to just relax or spend time with friends when they're not at school. When I was a child this was considered a normal childhood, and people who filled their children's time up with "activities" were the odd ones.

If your children enjoy a sport or musical instrument, then it's nice that there are clubs for them to do that. If they have no interest, that's equally fine.

cat64 · 19/03/2010 14:57

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Flyonthewindscreen · 19/03/2010 16:36

Thanks for replies - guess I can relax and enjoy the fact I don't have to continually ferry/pay for DC to do piano/football/tennis etc

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