tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988275145038032119.post1499386893071022791..comments2024-01-29T07:21:04.620-07:00Comments on Faithful Homemaking: Tps for Homeschooling--Part Four--Guarding Your TimeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988275145038032119.post-35362033488759975072009-09-28T08:30:44.752-06:002009-09-28T08:30:44.752-06:003 22nds,
We still do an outing/playdate almost dai...3 22nds,<br />We still do an outing/playdate almost daily. However, if I took up every opportunity for a playdate, that's all my kids would do, about 4 times a day. God has given me a lot of women friends to reach out to and keeping up with all of them in person or even on the phone isn't possible. So, if I don't guard my phone time, I could be on the phone the entire day. If I don't say no to playdates and babysitting jobs, that's all I would do. You'd be amazed at how in the hardest week of my entire life thus far (last week...but it's stretching into this week too) I got two requests for babysitting from people who knew what we were going through. I also had lots of little favors to do for my parents and some church stuff. If we didn't say no we'd never have school time!<br /><br />But I agree that it's nice to be flexible especially when kids are young.LShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06922592892646378973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988275145038032119.post-54333611258469621262009-09-27T18:42:49.852-06:002009-09-27T18:42:49.852-06:00Hmmm...
I am actually embracing the playdates and...Hmmm...<br /><br />I am actually embracing the playdates and the "distractions" as my kids are small. They don't need a full day of schoolwork, and I feel that it is important for my younger ones who aren't in school yet to still get to see other little children- just like my oldest one did when he was younger.<br /><br />I never turn down a playdate. Part of K is interaction with other kids anyway, so I consider it school at some level. (my friends don't get this...they are always saying, "but I know this is when you may be doing school..." and I tell them not to sweat it, we can work Kindergarten "book work" in anytime.)<br /><br />Hauling my kids to meals on wheels, letting them "help" me babysit another child, having them help me prepare for Sunday school etc. it a good way to teach them that service is important.<br /><br />I, however, don't get bombarded for a lot of requests though. I sign up for what I want to do at church (teach preschool SS and Awana) and people see my 3 (active!) little boys and think I have my hands full for too much else :)<br /><br />I also never was super stringent with nap time etc. My kids are flexible and roll with the punches, which helps.<br /><br />I will say however, that when school work requires more of the day things will change a little. It is important to me that they learn good study habits- but right now good study habits consist of doing their school without complaining when mommy says it is time :)The Three 22ndshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17837614628832423777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6988275145038032119.post-65685505418848405622009-09-25T19:24:14.332-06:002009-09-25T19:24:14.332-06:00True and sometimes it is hard for me to find the b...True and sometimes it is hard for me to find the balance especially since ministry is what we do. I try to involve the little one and if I can´t I stay at home with him. Also if a ministry is during nap time I try to say no or do it at a diffrent time.Randall and Rachel Beitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17152516016119531546noreply@blogger.com