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[quote=Anonymous]I agree that time with grandparents is actually a good thing. Building relationships with those form other generations can be excellent learning experiences and very bonding. My relationship with my grandmother is one of my strongest attachments and I am so glad I was able to spend time with her growing up.

Kids need time alone with grandparents to build these relationships too. Family dinners aren't the same.

And kids whose lives are structured 10 hours a day 365 days of year - of course at first they will be bored - they have never ever had to figure out how to fill their own time, how to be on their own, how to just enjoy being around people, how to manage boredom, how to entertain themselves.

At first it is hard but those are actually great skills to learn and to learn them..you have to be bored and have downtime.

Kids don't want to go to grandmas if you have made it out to them to be this really boring thing compared to having fun at camp with your friends.

Anyways, I feel for your kids. I think kids need time to just play and to entertain themselves, to be creative and to learn that its okay to not be on the go, doing structured activities all day every day. I grew up where we spent weeks just playing outside in the summer, finding our own things to do and making up our own games etc.

I also really value extended family relationships a lot more than you do so hence I think time with grandparents (when you have them and they are good people) is a real asset and unfortunate to not use it. There are many families out there who would love to be able to send their kids to grandmas and grandpas but they can't. [/quote]

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