What does your child do this summer other than camp?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is any of the screen time quality? My rising 1st grader is doing the Math Tango game to learn her addition and subtraction facts. It was great for my older daughter. Highly recommend.

Time4MathFacts is known as reflex in schools, and it also works well for some children.

[Anonymous]

DS1 - swim team is 5x per week, TKD is 3x per week, voice is 1x per week. He will also attend 3 weekly day camps
DS2 - Fencing is 2x per week, Scouts is every other week, 2 weekly Counselor in Training day camps

If they are not in sports or an activity, they work on academic materials (Summer Bridge, Duolingo, reading, cursive), play a ton of video games, and hang with friends

[Anonymous]

DD is 9 other than camp, she has private swim lessons. She can swim but we want to work on her strokes and form. Also, we enrolled her in an online math class that's twice a week (it's 45 minutes). She's a burgeoning scientist and wanted a science class it's once a week for 45 minutes. Also, there are playdates, TV/ipad/switch and just fun in our pool.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know someone that has 6 year old boy ( same age same my DS) does 4 times swimming per week ( in swim team), twice a week piano with a tutor, once a week with a tennis instructor, and goes to after school care that provide academic enrichment/sports during school year. He is going to a summer camp that provides second language/academic enrichment/sports. Wow wow…… he seems to like it a lot, and it seems there are a lot of money spent. I never realize that that boy is so busy with so many activities. We are trying to schedule a play date, and that’s how I find out that boy’s schedule.

My DS6 is a math nut (spring map math score is 215), reading level is okay (probably level M or level), going to be a first grader in the fall ( same as that boy). Omg….after finding out that boy’s schedule, I feel like I should do something for my DS. This summer, he is at an outdoor camp that kick some ball, play with splash (can’t swim), run around during the week (8am to 6pm) , and watches many hours on screentime on weekend. Should I do some academic enrichment ( math, reading or writing) at home or sign him up with something to learn something new or find a tutor or let him just watch screentime ?

You should be doing swim lessons for safety reasons. Summer is the perfect time because your kid can practice on pool visits.

+1 Work on the swimming. Most 6 year olds can do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know someone that has 6 year old boy ( same age same my DS) does 4 times swimming per week ( in swim team), twice a week piano with a tutor, once a week with a tennis instructor, and goes to after school care that provide academic enrichment/sports during school year. He is going to a summer camp that provides second language/academic enrichment/sports. Wow wow…… he seems to like it a lot, and it seems there are a lot of money spent. I never realize that that boy is so busy with so many activities. We are trying to schedule a play date, and that’s how I find out that boy’s schedule.

My DS6 is a math nut (spring map math score is 215), reading level is okay (probably level M or level), going to be a first grader in the fall ( same as that boy). Omg….after finding out that boy’s schedule, I feel like I should do something for my DS. This summer, he is at an outdoor camp that kick some ball, play with splash (can’t swim), run around during the week (8am to 6pm) , and watches many hours on screentime on weekend. Should I do some academic enrichment ( math, reading or writing) at home or sign him up with something to learn something new or find a tutor or let him just watch screentime ?

You should be doing swim lessons for safety reasons. Summer is the perfect time because your kid can practice on pool visits.

+1 Work on the swimming. Most 6 year olds can do that.

Swimming is the absolute top priority. Academic enrichment is secondary to how important that is. You can do it at one of those indoor places (Goldfish, Big Blue), but you need to start now.

[Anonymous]

My kids don’t even do camp. They do swim team, we go on day trips, hiking, to museums, they play & do art at home. They play with friends. They read & do some math & writing in summer. Nothing too formal. They don’t get much screen time nor do they ask for it.

[Anonymous]

Wow! OP’s friend must be very rich. I have a 6 year old as well and she’s doing two weeks of 4 times a week swim lessons. We have some vacation planned and she’s also doing two weeks of camp. That’s it. I take my kids out to playground, nature centers, and to be honest, running out of places to go as it is so exhausting to schlep a 6 and a 4 year old out.

[Anonymous]

Do they still need swim lessons even though they are good swimmers? My kid is a fish, swims pretty well and is 6. Does he need more lessons?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do they still need swim lessons even though they are good swimmers? My kid is a fish, swims pretty well and is 6. Does he need more lessons?

I suppose it depends what your goal is and what you mean by "good swimmer."

Could they swim two lengths of a competition pool on front and back? Could they swim out of a riptide? Could they pass a test to be a life guard? Could they make swim team?

[Anonymous]

Op, i think you and your friends kids are somewhere between fine and over scheduled. Summer should also be a time to relax and even be bored and learn to be creative and self directed. My kids are now tweens- 13 and 10– and im giving them 2 weeks of sleepaway camp, 2 weeks family vacation overseas, and for my older one, an additional week of instrument camp. They both play piano and the younger also plays violin, but those lessons and practice are sporadic during summer break.

We have more flexibility now due to hybrid and remote work, so we dont need all day care. When they were younger, we did 5 weeks at an outdoor day camp that gave them a mix of activities in a forest setting (valley mill).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know someone that has 6 year old boy ( same age same my DS) does 4 times swimming per week ( in swim team), twice a week piano with a tutor, once a week with a tennis instructor, and goes to after school care that provide academic enrichment/sports during school year. He is going to a summer camp that provides second language/academic enrichment/sports. Wow wow…… he seems to like it a lot, and it seems there are a lot of money spent. I never realize that that boy is so busy with so many activities. We are trying to schedule a play date, and that’s how I find out that boy’s schedule.

My DS6 is a math nut (spring map math score is 215), reading level is okay (probably level M or level), going to be a first grader in the fall ( same as that boy). Omg….after finding out that boy’s schedule, I feel like I should do something for my DS. This summer, he is at an outdoor camp that kick some ball, play with splash (can’t swim), run around during the week (8am to 6pm) , and watches many hours on screentime on weekend. Should I do some academic enrichment ( math, reading or writing) at home or sign him up with something to learn something new or find a tutor or let him just watch screentime ?

Level M as a kindergartener? Wow. You must be doing a lot even if youre acting like you dont.

Kids learn to read at different times and have different motivations.

+1. It’s not a race PP. Don’t worry. Just do what is best for your kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow! OP’s friend must be very rich. I have a 6 year old as well and she’s doing two weeks of 4 times a week swim lessons. We have some vacation planned and she’s also doing two weeks of camp. That’s it. I take my kids out to playground, nature centers, and to be honest, running out of places to go as it is so exhausting to schlep a 6 and a 4 year old out.

This is usually why parents over schedule their kids. That way they don’t have to deal with them.

[Anonymous]

My 6 yo started the summer doing swim team but didn’t have the energy to keep up with it after summer camp started. He’s exhausted after a day at camp (that includes swimming). So now we’re doing summer camp, lots of weekend time at the pool, museum visits, play dates & parties, and trips/visits with friends & family. This is plenty for my kid. Agree with others to make swimming a priority if your kid can’t swim yet.

[Anonymous]

Mine is practicing piano 6 hours a day and fencing 2 hours a day. Also is a grandmaster chess champion at age 9

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow! OP’s friend must be very rich. I have a 6 year old as well and she’s doing two weeks of 4 times a week swim lessons. We have some vacation planned and she’s also doing two weeks of camp. That’s it. I take my kids out to playground, nature centers, and to be honest, running out of places to go as it is so exhausting to schlep a 6 and a 4 year old out.

This is usually why parents over schedule their kids. That way they don’t have to deal with them.

Or there kids like what they are doing. Or the parents think that it is cool to introduce their kids to different activities. Maybe you should stop judging people.