janetwhitson Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Do you still try and teach the kids or do you take a day off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Embassy Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I have them do mostly independent work. Sometimes I give them big chunks of time where they can work on projects that interest them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Parrothead Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Two words: Educational. Videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txmommyofboys Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I just do what I can and then stop for the day :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Depends on how sick I was. If just not feeling great, I'd lighten the workload, but power through. Vomiting, chills, fever, can't lift my head off the pillow, etc... Would turn into a movie day at our house. Exactly. If I had the kind of sick where I would still have gone in to the office, when I worked, then we do a toned down school day. (Like a cold, or nagging cough.) But if I'm sick enough that I would have called in sick to work...then we do no work! (Fever, something that needs rx medication to knock out.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 It's every man for himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LucyStoner Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Slightly sick: drink lots of fluids, eat well and push through the day as normal. Moderately sick: make kid food and put on table, set myself up on the couch and snooze while younger son watches DVDs and older son alternates between school and computer stuff. Seriously sick: my husband takes off or my dad comes over and takes care of he kids while I stay in bed. I am not often sick, thank goodness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Lulu* Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Exactly. If I had the kind of sick where I would still have gone in to the office, when I worked, then we do a toned down school day. (Like a cold, or nagging cough.) But if I'm sick enough that I would have called in sick to work...then we do no work! (Fever, something that needs rx medication to knock out.) :iagree: We school so many extra days a year just for this reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Day off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I rarely get sick. Maybe every few years but then it's BAD. Like on my death bed bad. The kids are pretty good about vegging on the computer and being quiet though. I am pretty laxed about sick days. Even if they are not feeling well, they are both quick to tears and it just wouldn't work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I always tried to teach through it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in TN Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I do the minimum I can get away with and then leave the kids to themselves. My oldest dd is really good about keeping an eye out for them and making sure they have what they need. All music practice for the youngers is banned :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 It depends on how sick I am. I had a mild cold last year and taught through it. I had to have the girls do a little reading aloud as I was losing my voice, but they handled it fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer3141 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 If I'm too sick I'm too sick. We school year round and I really don't get too hung up on how many days, etc. I'm just thrilled if my kids can fend for themselves on days like those. :iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Rest and videos or reading for the kids, plus I would get DH to come home early from work and do the school stuff he does with them. He doesn't do that much, and it's usually scattered over a few days, but that would be a good day for him to power through all of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpoy85 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 yesterday i felt a cold coming on and we didnt do school. Today i feel sluggish and we arent doing school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdventureMoms Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Mine are too little to have formal school, but I already cancel read-alouds when I'm sick. My throat is the first thing to go, and it just hurts to read! DD will "read" a few books to her brothers, and DW does the bedtime read aloud, but otherwise I'll put on an audiobook or a video to mollify the disappointed children. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadianmumof5 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I have a wicked cold today. Feel awful. Before DH left for work, he made up a little schedule for the kids dividing up their day into blocks of time: they had to do some school, some chores and then spend some time playing with DS2. He broke it up into half hour blocks for the morning. Then he came home with lunch for everyone and while DS2 & I were napping, they played monopoly and watched a movie. I try & get them to do at least the 3Rs.....everything else is up for grabs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mélie Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I've been sick twice, so far. The first time, we had a Big Bang Theory marathon and then read for a few hours. The second, I declared Lego day. In a few years, I'm sure I'll have them do work, but for now, sick days are sick days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 It's every man for himself. :iagree: I'm sick right now. I'm the only one sick in the house at the moment, and I'm hoping that I will remain the only one. School? Yeah, I don't care if they do it or not. Dinner? Yeah. Whatever. I'm always not feeling well due to my autoimmune issues; however, when I have the flu/cold, it's just too much. We can coast a day or two. If older ones are up to it and have the time, they can be my sub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Two words: Educational. Videos. :iagree: It's every man for himself. :iagree: My kids know how to pour a bowl of cereal, slap together a PB&J and pour a glass of milk. It's all good. Slightly sick: drink lots of fluids, eat well and push through the day as normal. Moderately sick: make kid food and put on table, set myself up on the couch and snooze while younger son watches DVDs and older son alternates between school and computer stuff. Seriously sick: my husband takes off or my dad comes over and takes care of he kids while I stay in bed. I am not often sick, thank goodness! This sums it up for me too. Today I have a raging headache, bordering on a migraine, with nausea. Bill Nye and David Attenborough are excellent substitutes and always available. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I set a good example by taking care of myself. We might watch some educational videos, but that's it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alte Veste Academy Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I set a good example by taking care of myself. Good point! It also gives the kids a good opportunity to practice empathy and compassion. DD always makes me tea and a get well card when I'm sick. She gives me lots of hugs and kisses and checks on me often. :001_wub: DS6 usually brings me a toy. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmoira Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Good point! It also gives the kids a good opportunity to practice empathy and compassion. DD always makes me tea and a get well card when I'm sick. She gives me lots of hugs and kisses and checks on me often. :001_wub: DS6 usually brings me a toy. :lol: Awwwwww. It's almost enough to want to be sick now and again. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 It depends on if you mean the occasional sick day like a bad cold or flu, or if you mean the lie on the bathroom floor vomiting migraine that I have monthly or if you mean the months of hyperemesis gravidarum and then months of bed rest due to pre-term labor that I had with each pregnancy. The occasional sick day means I get up & each child gets a lined post-it with their assignments for the day. I assign books to read, maps or history pages to color, math review pages to do and then I go back to bed. Each big kid is paired with a little kid for the day to make sure breakfast & lunch are taken care of & any school help is provided. The migraine is regular so I am ready with freezer meals, breakfast, lunch & dinner. I know what week to be gentle with myself. Independent work is ready. Life goes on. If, for some reason, the migraine doesn't show up it is a pleasant surprise. Homeschooling the pregnancy year? Those happened when my bigs were still little. We did "bed schooling." Beautiful feet style notebooks for history & science, manipulative math & a million read-alouds. Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I will also say that in our little church community people are quick to take care of each other and someone will always offer to bring in a meal or take some combination of my children for a play date. Sometimes I say yes to these offers and sometimes I say no because I think it is valuable for my children to have to opportunity to sacrifice some time and energy in service to each other. Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I have a new plan for this year, now that the boxed set has come out, Miss. Frizzle will be my sub for the day next time I am sick:D ETA: Paradox I think you posted while I was writing :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calledtobehome Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 My 8 yr old and I are under the weather today! I have chills and I'm just not feeling well. My youngest has lots of coughing and just doesn't feel well. We managed to get math done and type his letter for his piano scholarship. After that we had a few cups of tea and watched The Swiss Family Robinson and a documentary on Netflix. Hoping we feel better for our co-op field trip tomorrow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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