LibraryLover Posted December 14, 2009 Share Posted December 14, 2009 tmi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peela Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yes, I do think it's important to nurture a child's individual passions to some extent. It's one of our advantages in homeschooling. There doesn't have to be a conflict in family time and kids having their own activities. My teens are very social, having several activities each, lots of friends...and we still spend lots of time together as a family. It does get expensive though. My dd15 has part time work now which helps us all- it means she can pay for a lot of her own clothes and activities like movies with friends. We live and we learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katilac Posted December 15, 2009 Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yes, we value our downtime and family time, and our kids didn't do much when they were younger. But tweens and teens are really at the stage of needing to get out into the world, exploring new interests and challenges. Some parents are lucky enough to have kids with very defined interests that can be served with one activity, or at home, but most of us are going to have to accomodate some randomness and inconvenience! I hope you scramble successfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted December 15, 2009 Author Share Posted December 15, 2009 Yes, we value our downtime and family time, and our kids didn't do much when they were younger. But tweens and teens are really at the stage of neeeding to get out in the world, exploring new interests and challenges. <snip> I hope you scramble successfully. Thank you! I think/hope we can make up for some time lost. My dc is very excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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