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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote][b]I think it's great that you're spending time with your kids on enriching activities, but personally, I plan to spend that time on more creative/character-building activities/life-skills,[/b] instead of just academics. So things like music lessons, helping with chores, cooking dinner, outdoors skills (Scouting, map reading, etc), and volunteering. I see my role as a mother more as instilling good values and character and providing a rich cultural environment. I'm happy to leave the content of academics to DS's teachers.[/quote]

Why not both?   Why assume the posters don't do both?
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Because there are only 24 hours in the day.[/quote]

I am the parent who does the hour and half each day.  First, my kid loves the one on one attention.  I do not simply have her sit and do a workbook for that time. I sit with her while she works and I will sometimes do the pages with her.  She reads out loud to me. I read out loud to her while she colors, builds with legos, etc.  We have several educational board games that focus on specific areas that we play.  She also does some independent work.  At her age, that 90 minutes does not fill the evening. She also practices dance for anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes each evening, plays or read by herself, or we do some crafts. This is after a full day of school, plus after care.  [/quote]

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