Oakblossoms Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 We took a 6 year break and then had two little ones. They are 3 and almost 2. The 3 year old is my only girl and she is smart as a whip. This morning she said I am a winner (her brother was doing Sequential Spelling on the computer). W is for winner:) There are so many new things now and I am so much better at teaching. I have gotten pretty excited about preschool. I didn't really get to teach my older three because two went to school and one was special needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 So did we, take a 6 year break that is. Isn't it fun having the little ones to get to do it again! I know what I want and need to do, but I also want to enjoy these years before they pass. :coolgleamA: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EthiopianFood Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 This has nothing to do with the thread topic... but how is it having kids six years apart? I was supposed to be having my third child about now, according to plan. I have a newly five y.o.... and a bunch of cats. I worry that, even if we have another one, they won't be friends or playmates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeegal Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 This has nothing to do with the thread topic... but how is it having kids six years apart? I was supposed to be having my third child about now, according to plan. I have a newly five y.o.... and a bunch of cats. I worry that, even if we have another one, they won't be friends or playmates. It's likely different for me than it would be for you. My kids came in 2 groups, and each group has playmates of similar age. IMHO there's no perfect spacing for children. Each spacing has give and take. Also, sometimes kids with wide spacings are tighter than kids closely spaced. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakblossoms Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Yeah...it is different. I have two sets of kids. But, my 9 year old has a lot of fun with the younger two. Since, he has some delays it has been nice for him. He has a difficult time with my older two because they find him annoying (which we have been working on of course). My older two are pretty laid back kids. My third is over the top hyper with speech delays. It is been a long road for him. But, I have to say he is a huge help with the younger two. I always say have more kids though. I am so glad we do. And, getting to teach another set is pretty awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extendedforecast Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 I too have a six year difference between my older children and the younger two. My four year old son is all about play. I'm definitely going to have to find a more creative approach to teaching him. He has little interest in reading with me. He'd rather listen to me read while he plays with his cars or trains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walking-Iris Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 My oldest is 10 and my youngest is 2. It's sort of nice when he sits with my dd and reads to her or plays with her. he's helpful in keeping an eye out for her and generally being helpful. She almost looks up to him as a mini grown up and tends to play quietly with him. My 10 year old and 5 year old ds on the other hand tend to be at each other all the time, and my 5 year old is young enough to be annoyed with his 2 year old sister and she's gets fussy at him right back. So that makes it seem like everyone has someone to bicker with. LOL. Honestly I think my 2 year old has picked up on a lot of stuff just from hanging around and listening. I do things and read things etc that I wouldn't do if I only had a 2 year old in the house. I may think they weren't for 2 year olds. But to keep her happy I tend to find some way for her to be included in whatever we are doing. She's not content unless she has her hands in it, so that generally means any science, history, or art activity, and any read aloud, she's participating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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