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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How independent is your 4 year old in the evening?

We have family dinner at 6, bedtime is 8. Often I’m busy cleaning or helping older kid with homework, and DH will be working or doing yard/home repair.

I’ve tried to get 4 yr to color on her own or look at books but she wants company or even for someone to play with her (card game, pretend kitchen, etc)

How have folks fostered independence in their preschooler?[/quote]

Both your kids need to be more independent, your 4yo and older child. How much homework help does older child need every night? Also clean after all the kids are in bed. Sounds like you are just avoiding the younger kid and want to relax as soon as all the kids are in bed which is why you are cleaning from 6-8, so you get your "me" time in. I get it, but you might need to rethink your strategy because it's not working and is short changing the 4yo a bit.[/quote]

Actually, no I don't get me time, I have to work more after kids go to bed.

The older child struggles in school, probably ADHD or something similar. It's not every night, but its often enough that our youngest is whining often.

DH wants to spend time with the kid, but we have a yard situation that is dangerous and we haven't had the time to fix it (i was sick, he was sick, weekend work, etc). [/quote]

If DH  needs a few days or a week to fix something then you cover those nights...Maybe after a few hours of repair, DC could play near DH out side and fetch him tools or hold things for him..[/quote]

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