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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP I prefer to be home too.  A lot of my friends just go go go because they can't stand being home alone with their child which I also find unhealthy.  Their kids can't function without constant activity.  Somewhere in the middle is probably the right place to be.  My child is 2 and I could totally stay home for several days with her and be perfectly content reading books and playing. She does preschool two days a week but I tend to stay closer to home the other three days.  Anyways, I would make an effort to go to the park and out a little more than you are but I don't think it means she's doomed to be homeschooled and antisocial :) [/quote]

I think it also has a lot to do with family dynamics. If I had just one child, things may be different. I’m a SAHM of three kids. All 3 kids go to school (youngest goes twice per week for 3 hours).

When we stay home, it is constant fighting. Youngest gets in the way of older 2 playing. Middle child fights with both older and younger child. We bought a giant 10,000+ sf house in attempts of creating different spaces for all of us but all the children move together. I take turns taking kids out. It separates the kids and splits up our day.

My 10yo is a homebody. When he was an only child, we could easily have stayed home all day. He loves to read, draw, so arts and crafts, play with legos, etc. he is old enough to stay home alone for an hour or two and loves when I take the younger two out of the house so he can have some alone time.

My middle child is go, go, go. He is high energy and super social. He can have a play date, soccer game and birthday party on a Saturday and even that is not enough. He would never be able to just stay home all day.

My youngest is fine being home or out. She is similar to OP’s child’s age. I bring her to meet up with friends or do things I want to do. It is actually fun going out with her. She is so curious and I love watching her play. She also has less tantrums and we are happier being out and about.

I don’t really understand people who think it is too much of a hassle to get ready to go out. It takes us less than 10 min to get out the door for the two of us. People also use the same excuse not to travel. They say it is too much of a hassle. Everyone is just different.[/quote]

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