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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I let my kids enjoy their summer.  [/quote]

OP here, and can you give more detail?

I find that complete lack of any parent guidance is not what most allows my kids to enjoy the summer.  So, please elaborate. Do you do absolutely nothing? Just let them do whatever they want all the time? Do you drive them wherever they want to go? What does it mean, you let them enjoy their summer? Do you allow them unlimited computer and TV time? (And if so, do they enjoy that? I don't think mine would. So far, too much screen time makes them really grumpy. But I haven't tried making it unlimited for weeks on end to see if they learn self-regulation.)

We don't belong to a pool, but I plan to take them to the public pools. I don't think I could stand to do it more than 2-3 times a week as it's not something I enjoy. But they are not very good swimmers, so we need to work on that. For now, though, going to the pool is not going to make them enjoy summer more. Once they are confident swimmers, I'm sure they'll enjoy the pool, though. I am truly interested in what works for you, even (or especially) if it is completely different from what I think might work for us.

I find that I'm not happy with a completely free-form kid-guided summer, because the kids make lots of demands (like "I want to play mini-golf, can we go NOW?!") and I also like time for myself when I know I can get things done. So I don't mind figuring in everything they want to do, but I like to give it a little shape so I don't feel like I need to always be at their beck and call. My own kids also seem to be happier when they know what will be happening for the next few days, and when they have free time, and what they can look forward to. [/quote]

OP, I agree with all of this.[/quote]

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