Reply to Will I regret it if we downsize and I quit my job so I an be a SAHM?

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "Will I regret it if we downsize and I quit my job so I an be a SAHM?"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you do. do NOT do it because you think you need to support your kids’ school work. It’s not developmentally appropriate for them to have required homework until they are like 10 or 11 at the earliest. Just opt out. More parents need to push back on tech and homework at inappropriate times. It’s so stupid.

I SAH and I think my kids will be better off for it. As they get older it’s kind of insane the mental load. It’s like being a social worker 24/7 with my two ADHD kids. If I were still working FT I would probably be a raging alcoholic or divorced already. There is no way I could do it. But yeah, my career is dead and the way things are going I don’t know if I’ll ever get back to it. Follow your gut but also have lots of talks with your spouse.[/quote]

Agree parenting a kid with special needs adds another admin and emotional layer and OP does not know yet whether her kids will fall into this bucket (sorry, OP, your kids might be fine but you don't have the full picture at those ages)

Also agree on the homework. My kids didn't have regular homework until third grade and even then it was somewhat optional. Before then I just checked what came home to see what they were learning and made sure they were doing well enough in it. The learning goals of the early grades are so simple -- is your kid learning to read at the right pace? can they add single digits together? Take them to the library. Throw random simple addition questions at them once in awhile in conversation. You do not need extras unless your kid is struggling.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics