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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

And what time does this perfect child go to bed?  And how/when exactly do you prepare, eat and clean up after dinner, have bathtime, etc?  We get home at 5:30; dinner is ready by 6:15.  DH plays with our son for those 45 minutes without workbooks.  Then dinner is 45 minutes.  By now it is 7; bedtime starts at 7:30.  So at 7 I either play some more/read to him or give him a bath while DH cleans up from dinner.  At 7:30 has to get into jammies/brush teeth and gets to watch one program before bedtime at 8.  So even with getting at home at 5:30 DS only gets about 75 minutes of one or the other parent's undivided attention every night.

By all means, tell us how you do it.  :roll:

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This. We are all out the door by 8 am and don't get back until 6 or 6:15.  After dinner, I like to hang out with them and play for about 45 min until it's time start the bed time routine. We manage to do some workbook pages about 3 times a week for 20- 25 minutes at a time.  My kids are 3 and 5.  We do read a lot.  I don't know how you all have the time to do this extra stuff!  [/quote]

ESPECIALLY if you have elementary school aged children, because they are coming home with homework, which must be done in lieu of any flash cards/workbooks/etc.  Unless you are a SAHM, work non-traditional hours, or only work PT, the math just doesn't add up.[/quote]

My child is in 2nd grade and attends the after-school. We are out the door by 7:45am each morning. Bed time is between 9:15 - 9:45pm.  Homework is done at after-care.

Dinner lasts a max of 15 - 20 minutes each night. 45 minutes for dinner? way too long.[/quote]

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