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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not exactly sure what you mean by supplement, but here is what we do for a family with 3 elementary aged kids (5, 7, 10)

2. Each of our children takes music lessons, language lessons and a sport/physical activity. All three children take Spanish lessons, 2 take piano lessons, 1 takes violin lessons, they play tennis, basketball, and swimming. Our oldest recently started weekly chess sessions with my FIL.

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Do you and your husband each get to do weekly music lessons, language lessons, and sports/physical activities, or equivalents? Do you have any time for your own activities? I can't see how, with 3 kids x 3 activities each week. Or do you have a nanny or car pools that take the kids to some of these?

I'm all for exposing kids to a variety of content and skills - we do lots of library trips, reading, musems, etc. - but think it's important for kids to see that parents have their own activities and interests, too. And kids need ample time to learn to amuse themselves.[/quote]

NP - -these things are not mutually exclusive. My kids activities are all after school. Music teacher comes to the house, other activities are at school (kids walk to school). The only thing we have to drive them to is weekend competitions 1x per month. Plenty of time for ourselves and for family time too.[/quote]

I am OP of the post about my kids' activities..... Yes, my husband and I have our own interests and we do things as a family as well. I work from home, so I am the carpool  :) . My husband and I have taken classes at L'Acadamie de Cuisine together, he golfs, I swim and play tennis. He coaches our daughter's basketball team. Although I play piano, I am not their tutor but I can provide guidance if they get stuck while practicing. It is possible for children to have activities and eat dinner as a family every night (especially while they are so young). As I said before, this will likely change as they get older but for now it works well.[/quote]

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