We are falling apart today

[Anonymous]

Children need structure. That's why this is so hard. Try to schedule new routines that you do every day. My kids know that at 4:00 every day we go on a family walk. After dinner we watch a movie. There are resourses online that will give you ideas of things to do with your kids. If you need to take a drive.
We will get through this!

[Anonymous]

Umm go outside. Who cares if they get wet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Children need structure. That's why this is so hard. Try to schedule new routines that you do every day. My kids know that at 4:00 every day we go on a family walk. After dinner we watch a movie. There are resourses online that will give you ideas of things to do with your kids. If you need to take a drive.
We will get through this!

Kids do not need that much structure on weekends. Spontaneity and free time is good

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children need structure. That's why this is so hard. Try to schedule new routines that you do every day. My kids know that at 4:00 every day we go on a family walk. After dinner we watch a movie. There are resourses online that will give you ideas of things to do with your kids. If you need to take a drive.
We will get through this!

Kids do not need that much structure on weekends. Spontaneity and free time is good

You obviously don’t have a special needs kid or you wouldn’t say that. My typical child is ok with spontaneity. My special needs child; no. I wrote a “loose” schedule on the dry erase board. It really helped. Left room for some spontaneity, but gave him some direction so his anxiety didn’t get out of hand.

[Anonymous]

A fall apart every now and then is okay.

[Anonymous]

Just dance game

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children need structure. That's why this is so hard. Try to schedule new routines that you do every day. My kids know that at 4:00 every day we go on a family walk. After dinner we watch a movie. There are resourses online that will give you ideas of things to do with your kids. If you need to take a drive.
We will get through this!

Kids do not need that much structure on weekends. Spontaneity and free time is good

You obviously don’t have a special needs kid or you wouldn’t say that. My typical child is ok with spontaneity. My special needs child; no. I wrote a “loose” schedule on the dry erase board. It really helped. Left room for some spontaneity, but gave him some direction so his anxiety didn’t get out of hand.

After a couple days of this , I also made my kids a schedule. My 6 and 10 year olds and enjoyed helping make it with me and we’ve been following it everyday. It has helped a lot with behavior and asking what we’re doing or what they can do or saying they’re bored. It’s not structured activities or anything but more like “creative time” ( they can color, draw, legos , paint , or make whatever they want) or “ fresh air time.” Or “assigned work from school.” They picked all the things they wanted to put on it and the times for everything.

[Anonymous]

A friend with the same ages posted that she’s doing minute to win it games and I thought that was a good idea.

Some cups of water with food coloring and eye droppers would go far. Bath is a good idea too.

[Anonymous]

Here is how you make rain pants:

Have them pee
Put on leggings/pajamas and socks
Put each foot in a trash bag and pull up to waist
Secure around waist with tape
Put on jeans/sweatpants
Put on shoes/boots. Ta da!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children need structure. That's why this is so hard. Try to schedule new routines that you do every day. My kids know that at 4:00 every day we go on a family walk. After dinner we watch a movie. There are resourses online that will give you ideas of things to do with your kids. If you need to take a drive.
We will get through this!

Kids do not need that much structure on weekends. Spontaneity and free time is good

You obviously don’t have a special needs kid or you wouldn’t say that. My typical child is ok with spontaneity. My special needs child; no. I wrote a “loose” schedule on the dry erase board. It really helped. Left room for some spontaneity, but gave him some direction so his anxiety didn’t get out of hand.

OP didn’t mention a special needs kid, and neither did the post I quoted. So my advice still stands for non-special needs kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Children need structure. That's why this is so hard. Try to schedule new routines that you do every day. My kids know that at 4:00 every day we go on a family walk. After dinner we watch a movie. There are resourses online that will give you ideas of things to do with your kids. If you need to take a drive.
We will get through this!

+100
Since I no longer have school to anchor the day, I implement my own structure.

Outside in the yard each morning by 10am. I keep them outside for a good 2 hrs - scooters, bikes, frisbee, obstacle course, silly string chase, hide n seek, scavenger hunt, anything to keep them going, etc.

1230ish - screen time/chillax/lunch

130ish Read, cursive class, some sort of education

230ish - chores

330ish - play, facetime with grandmas, baking, facetime with their friends, games, etc

6ish - dinner

After dinner, family walk around the block, something active to get post dinner wiggles out, etc

You get the picture OP. Everything in moderation too.

4 kids ranging from 4 to 12. Not perfect, but not the nightmare people are posting either.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Children need structure. That's why this is so hard. Try to schedule new routines that you do every day. My kids know that at 4:00 every day we go on a family walk. After dinner we watch a movie. There are resourses online that will give you ideas of things to do with your kids. If you need to take a drive.
We will get through this!

+100
Since I no longer have school to anchor the day, I implement my own structure.

Outside in the yard each morning by 10am. I keep them outside for a good 2 hrs - scooters, bikes, frisbee, obstacle course, silly string chase, hide n seek, scavenger hunt, anything to keep them going, etc.

1230ish - screen time/chillax/lunch

130ish Read, cursive class, some sort of education

230ish - chores

330ish - play, facetime with grandmas, baking, facetime with their friends, games, etc

6ish - dinner

After dinner, family walk around the block, something active to get post dinner wiggles out, etc

You get the picture OP. Everything in moderation too.

4 kids ranging from 4 to 12. Not perfect, but not the nightmare people are posting either.

Nice schedule. Kudos!

[Anonymous]

We went for a drive today. I felt like an old time person on a Sunday drive to "look at the pretty trees!" But the change of scenery worked to recharge us, and I was ready to complete the day. To an early bedtime. But the drive helpled me get a few more hours of sanity in.