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oliveoil
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Thu, Mar 22 2018, 6:31 pm
She is probably lonely.
8 is too young to be that alone for so many hours on a regular basis.
Are there neighbors/friends/cousins nearby? Or can you set up some regular weekly playdates? Eg. every Tuesday x comes over, every Thursday y comes over. Twice a week should be sufficient.
Can you sign her up for some after school classes?
And please, let her read more! Two books twice a week is very little, even for a kid without all this alone time. I'd say there's never good cause to limit reading, but especially in this situation!
Signed,
a kid who spent a LOT of time alone and would've been completely miserable without endless books
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Rachel Shira
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Thu, Mar 22 2018, 6:33 pm
oliveoil wrote: | She is probably lonely.
8 is too young to be that alone for so many hours on a regular basis.
Are there neighbors/friends/cousins nearby? Or can you set up some regular weekly playdates? Eg. every Tuesday x comes over, every Thursday y comes over. Twice a week should be sufficient.
Can you sign her up for some after school classes?
And please, let her read more! Two books twice a week is very little, even for a kid without all this alone time. I'd say there's never good cause to limit reading, but especially in this situation!
Signed,
a kid who spent a LOT of time alone and would've been completely miserable without endless books |
You said it better than me. I agree with everything you wrote.
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Denim
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Thu, Mar 22 2018, 7:57 pm
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erm
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Fri, Mar 23 2018, 12:41 am
I have 8 year old twins. Reading is a huge activity in our house. We take out about 15 books at a time and they are finished in no time. They also love to bike ride and roller blade. They help with chores ( cleaning, laundry and helping with younger siblings.) too. But the most important thing for kids that age is making sure they have friends to play with. I am lucky that they have each other, otherwise I would be arranging play dates all the time. Kids need kids.
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amother
Babyblue
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Fri, Mar 23 2018, 1:01 am
oliveoil wrote: | She is probably lonely.
8 is too young to be that alone for so many hours on a regular basis.
Are there neighbors/friends/cousins nearby? Or can you set up some regular weekly playdates? Eg. every Tuesday x comes over, every Thursday y comes over. Twice a week should be sufficient.
Can you sign her up for some after school classes?
And please, let her read more! Two books twice a week is very little, even for a kid without all this alone time. I'd say there's never good cause to limit reading, but especially in this situation!
Signed,
a kid who spent a LOT of time alone and would've been completely miserable without endless books |
Everything she said.
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sirel
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Sun, Mar 25 2018, 2:53 am
Hey, everyone.
I just caught up on this thread now, Pesach and Shabbos got in the way
There are some really great ideas for crafts, I have to get to a store and see what I can find. She is very good with her hands. I don't know why she didn't enjoy the needlepoint I got her.
I see that if a project is ongoing she loses interest or gets overwhelmed. I need to get her crafts that are good for 1-2 afternoons. that is the issue with the 500 piece puzzle I got her- I thought she would work on it every day for a week or two, but she stopped working on it after about 100 pieces. If I would do it with her she would be very happy to continue, so I just have to find the time. (Maybe chol hamoed)
She goes to a friend once a week after school. I don't want to invite someone to our home when I'm not around.
She's not an only child, we have a crowd bli ayin hara. But her schedule works out this way. the older ones have a longer day, and the younger ones are in a full daycare program until I get out of work.
She likes to ride her bike, but she can't do that on her own.
I hear all your points about the books- I'll think about it!
Thank you so much!
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sirel
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Sun, Mar 25 2018, 2:57 am
mha3484 wrote: | How about something physical like yoga, dance, running or gymnastics? After sitting all day at school why not encourage getting some exercise? |
She was signed up for gymnastics last year, and she wanted to stop after a few weeks.
I am aware that she loses interest quickly (in many areas) , but I'm not sure how to work on that or what to do
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sirel
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Sun, Mar 25 2018, 3:00 am
Teomima wrote: | Reminds me of my daughter!
What about reading children's magazines? Since they're a collection of short articles, she might get less sucked into them than books.
Games are also a great choice. Things she can play with you, like Ticket to Ride, Trivial Pursuit, Cranium, etc, or things she can play solo, like Rush Hour, Set, or if you have a tablet, there are games like digital versions of Ticket to Ride that you can play against the computer. |
magazines are a good idea, I have to look into the options in our area and see if I like them.
What solo games are good? we have rush hour.
I don't think I want her to be using the compuer every day.
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Ivory
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Sun, Mar 25 2018, 3:21 am
Someone once told me her gifted daughter would wrote a book eachbweek...illustrated and all... for the family to read at the weekend. Could be a parsha book each week or on another topic yoh can reward her by having it spiral bound for a cple dollars at a loxal printing store if she does a good job.
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