Hi All,
I am due any day now with our 5th child and my older 4 are going crazy because my mommy brain is not working and I can't think of things for them to do. Also, it being so hot this summer we have been indoors a lot because it's too hot for me to go out without major swelling, so I feel so bad for my kids.
Anyways, to complicate matters, my oldest who is 8, keeps saying he wants to go to school, which he has never been. At the rate we are going I keep wondering if it would be better because I feel like I am not able to provide for him what he wants or "thinks" he wants. He is a real social kid and playing with his brothers or sister all day is not his idea of fun. We do meet up with friends during the week, but he still thinks thats not enough. I don't think school would fix this, but I think he has some fantasy about school because he has never been, which is understandable. I just wish I could make him happier at home, but he has a real hard time coming up with things to do on his own I believe to be a first child syndrome, because my other kids don't have this problem.
Anyways, I am really just trying to find things I can do with my age range of kids and keep everyone happy for a bit while hoping this 5th baby will show up real soon so we can get past this part of our lives and move on. I know I need to give myself a break, but I feel I have been slacking for such a long time now that I need to do something, just don't know what.
My kids are 8, almost 6, 3.5, and almost 2.
Any ideas on how to get through a tough time in homeschooling and hoping better days will come?
I am due any day now with our 5th child and my older 4 are going crazy because my mommy brain is not working and I can't think of things for them to do. Also, it being so hot this summer we have been indoors a lot because it's too hot for me to go out without major swelling, so I feel so bad for my kids.
Anyways, to complicate matters, my oldest who is 8, keeps saying he wants to go to school, which he has never been. At the rate we are going I keep wondering if it would be better because I feel like I am not able to provide for him what he wants or "thinks" he wants. He is a real social kid and playing with his brothers or sister all day is not his idea of fun. We do meet up with friends during the week, but he still thinks thats not enough. I don't think school would fix this, but I think he has some fantasy about school because he has never been, which is understandable. I just wish I could make him happier at home, but he has a real hard time coming up with things to do on his own I believe to be a first child syndrome, because my other kids don't have this problem.
Anyways, I am really just trying to find things I can do with my age range of kids and keep everyone happy for a bit while hoping this 5th baby will show up real soon so we can get past this part of our lives and move on. I know I need to give myself a break, but I feel I have been slacking for such a long time now that I need to do something, just don't know what.
My kids are 8, almost 6, 3.5, and almost 2.
Any ideas on how to get through a tough time in homeschooling and hoping better days will come?
