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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2 kids, SAHM until both kids in elementary school then started working part-time

- do you have any part time childcare for toddlers at home to give you time to do chores like cooking, or to take time for yourself like exercising? 
[i]No. Childcare came in the form of nursery school. Exercised with jog stroller when older kid in school. Then I started my big runs after both kids dropped off in elementary. Soon after I started working again and went straight to the office after drop off.[/i]

- what do mornings look like? Right now my nanny and I tackle mornings together before work, and I drop my older two kids off at school before work. So she actually doesn’t handle the morning routine for all 3 at once. 
[i]I got the kids ready and took them. First there was the school bus for one kid while the other kid had a later start in preschool/nursery. Eventually, when both attended the same elementary school, both shipped in together.
What's there to tackle? Have everything ready the night before. Make lunch, get them up, dressed, teeth brushed, a little breakfast and out the door. Sometimes we stopped by Dunkin Donuts on the way to school.[/i]

- after school activities: do you try to get your older kids to do activities in the same place? Do you all go together to after school activities and hang out waiting for the other?
[i]I couldn't. Wish I could have had my older child in ballet early but oh well. When both older, both did swimming together.[/i]

- when is dinner cooked while you’re taking care of all three kids? Do you meal prep or let them play while you cook? 
[i]DH cooked because that was the only thing he was willing to do.[/i]

- how do you help older kids with homework while watching a toddler? Right now I wait until my husband is home from work so one of us can do homework with our oldest while the other watches the baby. Wondering if it’s possible to get homework out of the way earlier in the day. 
[i]They never needed help with homework. They did it on their own. I think I got some glitter glue and double sided tape for a project.
When my oldest entered middle school, the English teacher gave us all a harsh talk on Back to School Night about NOT helping the kids with homework because this was the point where if parents didn't stop meddling with homework, the kids will be relying on them through high school. It was ok to let them fail for a year and figure out how to do it all on their own. They needed to be on their own with homework before high school started. [/i]

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My children go to a private school that really pushes early literacy and homework started in K (like sending home books for reading group, literacy stuff, some math) and they expected parents to reinforce at home in PreK. You can’t expect a 4, 5, 6, 7 year old to initiate and do their homework on their own without adult involvement. [/quote]

That's too bad about your kids.
My kids, the ones who didn't need homework help, are at UVA and LSE now. And no, there were no college consultants involved either. At most, mommy prep for SAT. One of the kids refused to share anything about their application.[/quote]

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