imeverywoman Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 hours. How often do your children get out of the house? Not out to play, but out to the market, shopping, etc? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tap Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 A few hours average daily for non academic reasons. Shopping/errands , playing with friends, fun classes, and church events. One of my kids likes to be home more than the other. The other goes crazy if they are home all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 DS especially cannot handle a lot of time gone from home. I prefer to be at home as well. We get out for church activities at least once a week (usually more). They have instrument lessons once a week each (gone for 1.5 hours for each). We go to the library once every couple of weeks. We'll run some errands (grocery store, etc.) once or twice a week. However, now that the kids are a bit older, I'll leave them at home for quick things where I'll be gone about 15-20 minutes. I have friends that are one the go constantly and hearing about it just stresses me out. I really need at least 2-3 days/week where we don't go anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 hours. How often do your children get out of the house? Not out to play, but out to the market, shopping, etc? Thanks! As long as my kids get outside to play, especially with their neighborhood friends, I don't worry about how often they leave the house to go somewhere. We are at co-op all day Monday, but then Tuesday through Friday we usually don't go out much, except to youth group/AWANA Wednesday night. My kids actually strongly prefer to stay home when I run errands, and my 13 yos is old enough to stay home with them, so even when I run out, they usually stay here. Sometimes one or another of them will want to come with me, and that's fine. We do go out on Saturdays together as a family, running errands and doing fun things together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I really need at least 2-3 days/week where we don't go anywhere. Yeah, this is us too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 Daily. We like getting out of the house daily, if only for an hour or so. We grocery shop every few days rather than once weekly. I think personality has some to do with that; my daughter could stay at home for days at a time without leaving. Their dad could stay home for WEEKS at a time without leaving it LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momof2boys Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 My boys are teenagers but Monday-Friday we don't usually go anywhere as they are busy with school. Although every other Monday my youngest goes to Speech class. This time of the year however with the flu season and the H1N1 we don't get out too much even on the weekends. My husband does not like to be around crowds during the flu season and so it is limited to just church. But we are all pretty much home bodies anyway so it does not bother us too much. Gloria Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skirch Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 It seems we are never home. Between activities with our homeschool group and church plus music, soccer & playdates - I feel like all we do is run around. I would like to stay home more. DD used to love it. The days we do get to stay home she'd call "stuck in the house days". We recently got a new neighbor with a daughter close in age who homeschools. Now she'd rather stay home and ride bikes with her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammyla Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 We stay home Monday through Friday until after 3:00 to get the lesson work done. Many days we don't leave our neighborhood until the weekend. We did get out a lot more when they were younger, but it just doesn't fit into our daily schedule anymore. If we do have to leave the house on a week day I schedule it late and it must be important like an ortho, dental or medical appointment of a class; but I squeeze in as many lessons before as possible and limit these. My kids know I place our lessons as my daily top priority...kwim:001_smile: Given the choice my ds would be outside or play video all day and dd would hang at the mall.:D I do my shopping on the weekend now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BakersDozen Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 We stay home Monday through Friday until after 3:00 to get the lesson work done. Many days we don't leave our neighborhood until the weekend. We did get out a lot more when they were younger, but it just doesn't fit into our daily schedule anymore. If we do have to leave the house on a week day I schedule it late and it must be important like an ortho, dental or medical appointment of a class; but I squeeze in as many lessons before as possible and limit these. My kids know I place our lessons as my daily top priority...kwim This is us, too. We rarely leave our house during the day and it works well for us as far as staying on track with school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imeverywoman Posted October 13, 2009 Author Share Posted October 13, 2009 I do my shopping on the weekend now. Just last week I was giving thought to doing the same. Wednesday mornings just cannot be sacrificed any longer. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 We get outside everyday. We don't run around every day though. This is how our fall schedule looks. Monday - soccer practice in evening Wednesday - Awanas in the evening Friday - Park Day/Library/Errands Saturday - soccer games in the morning Sunday - church Otherwise, you'll find us at home or close to it (riding bikes, at nearby park, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 They only regularly leave the house for Judo (2x), Piano (1x-right before Judo), and church (1x). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 We're outside everyday, but sometimes I don't leave the house for several days. My ds and dh will run around in the evening sometimes and I seem to go in spurts. Sometimes I realize I haven't left the house all week, othertimes I need to get out on a daily basis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 (edited) Between two and three hours a day, mostly to evening activities (I go shopping during the activities). For example, tonight Hobbes had karate. During his class, Calvin and I picked up a book from the library, took the recycling and bought a few things at the supermarket. ETA we have no activities on Monday, so we don't usually leave the house, except perhaps for a walk. Laura Edited October 13, 2009 by Laura Corin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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