caedmyn Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 If you have a 5/6 yo boy who has an afternoon quiet time, how long is the quiet time and what does he do during that time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
three4me Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Read, Legos, draw. Usually Legos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) Legos, and oftentimes I'll send him outside to burn off more energy. He likes coloring too but won't usually do it that long. Edited July 28, 2016 by Arctic Mama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 At that age, we did an hour midday. Looked at books, drew, Legos, played pretend with toys and blocks, narrated random nonsense aloud to themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Listen to audiobooks, play trains, Legos, hot wheels, read or look at books. Our rest time is from 1-3 and the rule is you can't make a mess you are unable to take care of yourself and I shouldn't be able to hear you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 (edited) If your kids aren't used to quiet time, start with 15-20 minutes and gradually make it longer. Edited July 28, 2016 by Rach 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Mine mostly did Playmobil at that age! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slache Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Naps. :D 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rachel Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Naps. :DI wish! Seriously, my kids were all great nappers until they hit 3, then they suddenly became incapable of napping except on rare occasions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 28, 2016 Share Posted July 28, 2016 Screens. Usually I ask him to *do* something while watching his shows, like legos or draw....but then some days I just don't care and he plays video games or just watches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsBasil Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 He's 7 now, but things he would do include Legos, drawing, Etch A Sketch, games on the iPad, whining, practicing magic tricks, Snap Circuits, arguing, offers to clean if I just "let him out early", looking through books with lots of pictures of dinosaurs, bugs, or sharks, playing Castle Logix or Clicko and practicing how well he could sneak out of his room. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnwife Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 We generally have a quiet time of a minimum of one hour. They can read or rest. Sometimes, if the 4 or 6 yo has looked at books for a while and isn't falling asleep, I will allow legos or something. That's unusual though. I really try to stick to "rest or read." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wendyroo Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 We all rest in our rooms from 1:30 to 3:30. My 5 year old boy likes: Lego, Lego and more Lego Drawing, stickers, mazes, hidden picture books* Doing weird ninja yoga poses Puzzles and playing board games by himself* Marble run, snap circuits, gears, etc.* Looking at books Taking out-of-focus pictures of random stuff with his camera Doing busy bags that I have made for the kids* *These are all what we call "special toys". They are kept on high shelves to protect the little kids and ensure that the big kids clean up one game/puzzle/activity before dumping the next. The older boys are each allowed to choose one special toy each day to take to their rooms for rest time. Once a week both older boys have the option of spending rest time watching shows of my choosing...normally documentaries that go along with something we are studying. One other day they have the option of spending rest time doing free art of their choice at the kitchen table...I don't participate or sit with them, but I help with set-up and clean up. On Sundays they have the option of going with DH to the Y to rock climb during rest time. Those three days, and the special toy system, help break up the monotony of playing in their rooms each afternoon. Though we still go through phases of them pushing the boundary to see how serious I am about them staying out of my hair during that time. Wendy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurel Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Quiet time is about an hour in the afternoon. If I peek in, I usually see him hanging upside down from the couch. And it often sounds like he's doing acrobatics in there. He usually reads/looks at books, plays a bit with cars or stuffed animals, and just sits with his own thoughts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovinmyboys Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 We do 1.5 hours. He has playmobil and imaginext guys he probably plays with the most. Legos, drawing, looking at baseball cards, and stuffed animals second most. He always listens to an audiobook. We do "special toys" too, but I don't have a system for it. Oh, he also likes to play board games like trouble with a stuffed animal as the opponent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbecueMom Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 1.5 hours, although some of that is usually me sitting in there giving him (my Stereotypically Neglected Middle Child) one-on-one attention. He mostly draws or looks at books. Or turns his mattress into a half-pipe. One time, I opened the door and there was a freshly-built cardboard robot dressed like him standing there to greet me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Pretend read books, Duplo Pirate ships I suspect lots of jumping on the bed Listening to audio Trying out sneaking out of room tricks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenmom5 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 at that age - dudeling adored modern marvels. ("inside the walls" scared him and he'd refuse to watch it. it's about bugs - inside the walls. 2ds got mad at me for deleting the episode on "dirt".) he also loved to draw with good quality artist pens. (he hated everything else.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Brood angrily til he falls asleep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsWeasley Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 My six year old reads quietly to himself during quiet time. Before he could read, he could look quietly at books or listen to an audiobook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Florida. Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Quiet time with a boy whose ADHD was undiagnosed at that age was a joke. However, he would calm down for a bit when he played with Lego (usually because he was hyper-focusing, not because I told him it was quiet time). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luuknam Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I wish! Seriously, my kids were all great nappers until they hit 3, then they suddenly became incapable of napping except on rare occasions. Hey, at least they made it till 3. Mine both stopped around 21 months. Anyway, we don't have official quiet time, but my 5.5yo will often sit and read for a while, or sometimes quietly play with the Pokemon cards (but if his brother is playing with them too it usually gets noisy), or write (especially about Pokemon, making tables and stuff, but he also likes to write stories, which pretty much always are variations on "Bob has a farm. He has 10 cows, 8 pigs. He buyed 3 more cows [etc, etc]"). Sometimes if I need a break I'll give him an iPad and send him to his room to watch BrainPOP (our school district has a subscription). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zinnia Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 one hour. Read or rest, nothing else. I will allow audio books as the "read" portion, but that was new at 5.5 (he got a CD player for Christmas). Before that, just looking at books. We do screens and quiet play at different times of day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 My son was in school at age 5 so no quiet time then. At age 6 he would read, play Legos, play with Playmobile, or draw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) nm Edited November 9, 2016 by cathey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 Some things not mentioned yet: My son loved to play with string. I gave him various kinds of string and wide shiny ribbon, mesh and crafting foam. He loved playing with tape. They sell masking tape in different colors. He would build things from paper and tape. Also, several hours daily of pretend play with small figurines. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) I don't think we ever did quiet time at that age. They took naps in preschool when they were there, but by 5 they no longer took them. When my youngest was still a toddler I would ask them to do something quietly. But when the youngest was 5/6, we no longer did it. Edited July 30, 2016 by DawnM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caedmyn Posted July 30, 2016 Author Share Posted July 30, 2016 I actually had less trouble with my adhd child than my current 5 yo, at least as long as I stayed in the room with him. Otherwise I might find he'd done something like pee on the floor in his room, for no reason. "Why??? did you do that?" "I don't know." He didn't mind playing with Legos or listening to audiobooks. This one finds everything boring, and since I have to stay in the room with both of them, now the 7 yo isn't behaving that well either for quiet time. If I left the 5 yo alone in his room, he'd just go out the window (daylight basement). I wish I could just send them to separate rooms and have some real quiet time. Maybe I just need to resort to screentime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted July 30, 2016 Share Posted July 30, 2016 (edited) nm Edited November 9, 2016 by cathey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterPan Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 (edited) nt Edited July 31, 2016 by OhElizabeth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted July 31, 2016 Share Posted July 31, 2016 Dinosaurs, Star Wars or dinosaurs vs Star Wars. We have the playskool Star Wars figures and they are worth their weight in gold to my 6 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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