I'm having a rough go of it right now... and so is dd, 13yrs. She is in the 8th grade.
Her school has a late start and it's killing us. She does not get out of school until late in the afternoon. DD is active in one sport outside of school and one a season with school. Niether of which dd wants to let go. One she can't since she is on a contract for another 2.5 years and karate is her PASSION. Basically, I pay whether she does it or not. And like I said, shelives for karate. The school sport is what keeps her connected to her social network in school. Without it, she would be out of the loop. (There are only 7 girls in her class. Doing sports = belonging. It really is how they connect.)
The problem is that by the time she gets off school, almost everyday one or the other afterschool activity starts within 30 minutes. So she goes from school, tries to wolf down a snack, does her sport, eats dinner, does homework and then goes to bed. Repeat next day. It's only the fifth day of school. She is already saying its killing her.
Last year none of this was an issue. She had an early end time. She would come home. Leisurely eat a snack. Do some homework. Go to the sport. Somewhere in there eat dinner. Come home and then either finish homework or veg (aka tv/computer time). That worked out great for us
It's hard for me to think she is overbooked since all she does is just one thing after school. It's either karate or whatever seasonal sport.
How do I keep her from feeling it is all just one big rat race Monday - Friday? How do you use your time efficiently (yeah yeah- I know I can't spell)? Any other moms with late start times for their dc, especially those with a junior higher. How the heck do you/ your dc do it? Or do I just give it more time and hope that a routine naturally developes?
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Her school has a late start and it's killing us. She does not get out of school until late in the afternoon. DD is active in one sport outside of school and one a season with school. Niether of which dd wants to let go. One she can't since she is on a contract for another 2.5 years and karate is her PASSION. Basically, I pay whether she does it or not. And like I said, shelives for karate. The school sport is what keeps her connected to her social network in school. Without it, she would be out of the loop. (There are only 7 girls in her class. Doing sports = belonging. It really is how they connect.)
The problem is that by the time she gets off school, almost everyday one or the other afterschool activity starts within 30 minutes. So she goes from school, tries to wolf down a snack, does her sport, eats dinner, does homework and then goes to bed. Repeat next day. It's only the fifth day of school. She is already saying its killing her.
Last year none of this was an issue. She had an early end time. She would come home. Leisurely eat a snack. Do some homework. Go to the sport. Somewhere in there eat dinner. Come home and then either finish homework or veg (aka tv/computer time). That worked out great for us
It's hard for me to think she is overbooked since all she does is just one thing after school. It's either karate or whatever seasonal sport.
How do I keep her from feeling it is all just one big rat race Monday - Friday? How do you use your time efficiently (yeah yeah- I know I can't spell)? Any other moms with late start times for their dc, especially those with a junior higher. How the heck do you/ your dc do it? Or do I just give it more time and hope that a routine naturally developes?
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