How many activities does your Year 2 child do after school?

[AtheneNoctua]

I just want to make sure I don't push her too hard. But I also don't want her to miss out on things she might benfit from learning. Please tell me what you think of the schedule.

School (obviously) 8:50 - 3:15 M-F

Mon lunchtime - free play
Tues lunchtime - choir*
Wed lunchtime - book club*
Thurs lunchtime - school council*
Fri lunchtime - free play

Mon after school - 30 min violin lesson* followed by Kumon Math (also about 30 min)
Tues - tennis
Wed - nothing after school
Thurs - nothing after school
Fri - dance (ballet, modern, and tap - 3 classes back to back)

Items marked with "*" we are considering but have not yet committed.

Ah... possibly not. But one has to choose her battles. If I banned all things princess she would be very unhappy. So, I picked the ones I really hate, and conceded on the others.

So what would you do if she was bought one? I wouldn't buy Barbie, Bratz, or any much other plastic tat regardless of gender bias, but since I haven't thrown out Ben10 etc plastic when DS has been given it, it would be hypocritical in the extreme if, when the time comes, I confiscate girly plastic tat from DD.

I hate Barbie too, but why not let them reject it along with all the other plastic tat? That's what I did when little. + I can't remember ever thinking 'hey I want big breasts because Barbie has them', I don't think any 6 year old does do they? Or am I misguided - am sure someone will tell me I am..

Have you asked your daughter which classes she enjoys? I met 2 different parents recently who told me that their children hate their after school gym class but they have to go because they say so. I can't see why they couldn't find alternative sporty class they enjoyed or just run around the park with them. As a teacher I can often tell which children go to too many classes. They sometimes have real problems when they have to think creatively as they are not used to having unstructured time.

I believe there is a balance between what my 6 wants to do and what I as a parent believe is best for her.

We have now come to an agreement on the lunchtime clubs. There will be two of them. One is choir (my choice) and one is book club (her choice). Incidentally, last year she did not want to do book club and I arranged it for her anyway. It seems to have worked out.

As of last night, the violin is a big shade of grey. I told her that we could not fit it in during the week. And I said that the only possibility was if she wanted to take it on a Saturday. Ialso said she should think long and hard about it because she would also have to practice the violin on Wed and Thurs and it was not just a Saturday class. I left it up to her. If she says she wants to do it, she can. If she says no then that is fine too. And, actually, she will love this. DD likes more than anything to make decisions. So just the fact that it is up to her will make her very happy. She said she was going to dicuss with DF, who is coming over after school today.

Athen is she at a private school ?

Erm... what does thst have to do with it?

Athene - absolutely. What's that got to do with anything?