Our background: 6 year old ds, unschooling. Part of the year we are based in Norway. Right now we are in India and have been here for over a month. Will be here for another month or two before going back to Norway and then move to Spain.
In Norway he has friends to play with (esp one AP homeschooling family). But here in India I am finding it hard to find playmates for him.
Last time we were in India he was super interested in cricket, and went on a cricket camp, and met loads of other kids. He was also so desperate to play cricket that we trawled the streets for someone to play with. Not hard, since everyone is nuts about cricket here. Ended up playing with wonderful little boys (very poor...).
This time around he is not interested in cricket at all. Mostly only interested in being an antelope and a deer (also in animals in general).
But he is also feeling a little insecure about being in India. Haven´t quite come to the bottom of that one yet. He is always with me, and we do a lot of stuff together. He is learning a lot of cool stuff at the moment....so the learning side is not what I am worried about.
But - he does not play with any other kids. He says he doesn´t really want to - says sometimes that they are not antelopes, so he can´t play with anyone. He is very very attached to me right now - I mean he always is, but more so now. He doesn´t want to leave me for a moment - he doesn´t even go off on his own with his dad.
Should I be worried that he is not playing with other kids???? I am not worried that he won´t be a social person or anything like that...(my mum is though...grrrr)
I have to add that it seems that no one homeschools here! I mean there are a lot of street kids etc who don´t go to school, but that doesn´t relly constitute the same thing!!! During the week (and Saturdays) kids go to school - in the evenings they are mostly loaded with homework or activities. Generalising a bit here, but it seems most wealthy Indian families here are quite ambitious on behalf of there kids. So, during the week we see no kids in our street, even though we know they are there. On Sundays we sometimes see some. If we go to the park during weekdays, there are no kids - on Sundays the park is so packed that it becomes uncomfortable.
Wise homeschooling mamas - what to do???
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unschooling, co-sleeping, GD mamma to self-weaned "antelope" 
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My Antelope says: I have an elastic band attached to you (mamma). It doesn´t normally stretch very far, but if it does stretch so that you can go to the movies without me, you have to tell the guy at the door to close it very very carefully, otherwise the band might snap. Definitely don´t want that to happen!!!
In Norway he has friends to play with (esp one AP homeschooling family). But here in India I am finding it hard to find playmates for him.
Last time we were in India he was super interested in cricket, and went on a cricket camp, and met loads of other kids. He was also so desperate to play cricket that we trawled the streets for someone to play with. Not hard, since everyone is nuts about cricket here. Ended up playing with wonderful little boys (very poor...).
This time around he is not interested in cricket at all. Mostly only interested in being an antelope and a deer (also in animals in general).
But he is also feeling a little insecure about being in India. Haven´t quite come to the bottom of that one yet. He is always with me, and we do a lot of stuff together. He is learning a lot of cool stuff at the moment....so the learning side is not what I am worried about.
But - he does not play with any other kids. He says he doesn´t really want to - says sometimes that they are not antelopes, so he can´t play with anyone. He is very very attached to me right now - I mean he always is, but more so now. He doesn´t want to leave me for a moment - he doesn´t even go off on his own with his dad.
Should I be worried that he is not playing with other kids???? I am not worried that he won´t be a social person or anything like that...(my mum is though...grrrr)
I have to add that it seems that no one homeschools here! I mean there are a lot of street kids etc who don´t go to school, but that doesn´t relly constitute the same thing!!! During the week (and Saturdays) kids go to school - in the evenings they are mostly loaded with homework or activities. Generalising a bit here, but it seems most wealthy Indian families here are quite ambitious on behalf of there kids. So, during the week we see no kids in our street, even though we know they are there. On Sundays we sometimes see some. If we go to the park during weekdays, there are no kids - on Sundays the park is so packed that it becomes uncomfortable.
Wise homeschooling mamas - what to do???
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unschooling, co-sleeping, GD mamma to self-weaned "antelope" : My Antelope says: I have an elastic band attached to you (mamma). It doesn´t normally stretch very far, but if it does stretch so that you can go to the movies without me, you have to tell the guy at the door to close it very very carefully, otherwise the band might snap. Definitely don´t want that to happen!!!
!! All wandering around Bangalore, and nobody knows it (exept for Oliver of course)!
