Long time since I last posted.....after our extension, I have been trying to get my career into some sort of path and finding a workable solution with the children.
Quandary - to let my 7.5 year old read for 2-3 hours a day or not. He can't sit still for a minute, like most boys his age probably, always running up and down, fidgeting, doesn't like craft/art much etc etc, keeps asking someone to bowl/bat with him. Of late, for the past few months, he has been reading, increasing slowly to 2-3 hours a day. After school, he comes home and straight to read, unless its some bowling/batting/group sport we're doing.
Spoke to a few friends about my concern for his reading so much, and they were oh you should be happy he likes to read. I am happy, but not so much. Unbelievably, he doesn't want to play his Skylanders or Mario games either. Fortunately we have 2 and a half Mario/wii games, but they lie unused, for all the £30-40 each cost.
He will watch tv for a bit, but his reading is taking precedence over everything.
Anyway, I hope this is a temporary phase and he will go back to his 30 mins before bedtime soon. (like his sister has been doing).
Looking at flights to Goa/India. We aren't sure when exactly we will go, but its incredible how much higher flight prices are in August or December. Understandably, its the holidays, but its so tempting to save a thousand pounds and go term time (not actually ever going to happen). Thomascook is doing their charters to Goa for £295, with 2 weeks B&B in Colva, this March.......... :) maybe we will go when children grown up and no school to worry about...... we havent been to India since last Jan......too long....
Quandary - to let my 7.5 year old read for 2-3 hours a day or not. He can't sit still for a minute, like most boys his age probably, always running up and down, fidgeting, doesn't like craft/art much etc etc, keeps asking someone to bowl/bat with him. Of late, for the past few months, he has been reading, increasing slowly to 2-3 hours a day. After school, he comes home and straight to read, unless its some bowling/batting/group sport we're doing.
Spoke to a few friends about my concern for his reading so much, and they were oh you should be happy he likes to read. I am happy, but not so much. Unbelievably, he doesn't want to play his Skylanders or Mario games either. Fortunately we have 2 and a half Mario/wii games, but they lie unused, for all the £30-40 each cost.
He will watch tv for a bit, but his reading is taking precedence over everything.
Anyway, I hope this is a temporary phase and he will go back to his 30 mins before bedtime soon. (like his sister has been doing).
Looking at flights to Goa/India. We aren't sure when exactly we will go, but its incredible how much higher flight prices are in August or December. Understandably, its the holidays, but its so tempting to save a thousand pounds and go term time (not actually ever going to happen). Thomascook is doing their charters to Goa for £295, with 2 weeks B&B in Colva, this March.......... :) maybe we will go when children grown up and no school to worry about...... we havent been to India since last Jan......too long....
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