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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This whole thread is why I chose to stay at home. Inkmow mot everyone has that choice but man every day so just a hurdle for people to clear.  Considering cleaning my children and brushing their teeth something that is negotiable. Nope.  That’s no way for me to live. [/quote]

:roll: I work and bathe my kids and brush their teeth… the most neglected kids I see usually have SAHMs who spend their days at Target or Starbucks, the kids are carted around with an iPad for entertainment and they never get to go to camp or classes.[/quote]

I'm a SAHM. Today I took my kids on a mile-long hike to see an historic tree. On the way there, my kids learned to recognize a new species of fern, in addition to the ones they already know from previous outings, which we do 1-2 times a week. My 2yo can read and my 5yo does algebra for fun (his choice).

I'm also the PP who lets Amazon do all my grocery shopping, serves the same meals most weeknights, and sends my kids to camp at school without even researching other options. Like everyone on this thread, I have learned that you will burn yourself out if you spin your wheels overthinking and overdoing kid stuff. I love the idea of cutting corners and finding ways to make parenting easier. I might not adopt all the previous suggestions, but I truly appreciate hearing what others are doing and invite the Judge Judys on the thread to unclench.[/quote]

I’m one of the “baths 2x a week” posters and I’m also the sort of mom who sets up after school art projects linked to the unit they are studying school, and is constantly trying new recipes to expose my kids to different foods. It’s not a laziness thing, it’s a priorities thing. My kids really do not get that dirty, especially in the winter. Too much bathing dries out their skin. I make these choices based on what makes sense for our family, not some manual I was handed on day one of parenting and instructed to follow.

Fwiw, our pediatrician has said numerous times that we should be careful not to bathe our DD too frequently because of her eczema. So our doctor doesn’t think she’s unhygienic.[/quote]

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