When reading about the hectic schedule of the average soccer mom, ferrying multiple kids to and from myriad after-school activities, I’ve always thought of this problem as something to be dealt with at some far-future date. Now, however, I’m less optimistic about the “far-future” part. It’s not that Exie has a ton of activities currently, but rather the idea that if she already has this many, how many will she have when she’s 2 or 3, or 13 for that matter.
at My Gym class
at Chinese Music class
She presently averages only one organized activity per day, usually augmented by a grocery or errand run, a stroller jaunt, a park visit, etc. And Susan handles the vast majority of the activities, with the exception of Chinese Music class, which conflicts with Susan’s Yoga class, so I handle that one. This makes a lot of sense since my Chinese and my singing voice are both vastly superior to Susan’s – NOT. I also pinch hit from time to time on some of the other ones if Susan needs a break. So the present load is very manageable (especially for me), and even a relief sometimes since it’s often nice to not always have to invent at-home activities for Exie (having somebody else responsible for teaching/entertainment can be a welcome brain break).
Mon: 4pm-ish: Playgroup with Antoine, Jonas, Max, and Nola (location is rotated between various houses and nearby parks)
Tue: 12:45pm: Free Play at My Gym (optional)
Wed: 2:15pm: My Gym
Thu: 10:15am: Chinese Music Class (especially good since it checks off Chinese and Music in one fell swoop!); 4pm: Playgroup at Day One
Fri: 4pm: New Parents Group at Day One
We’re also thinking about starting a swimming class, and we’d really like to increase her Chinese exposure. Then there’s Mommy & Me Yoga, Signing with Your Toddler, Let’s Learn Phonemes: A Step-by-Step Approach to Talking, Cooking for Babies by Babies, Introductory HTML, Astrophysics for Dummies, Playground Politics: How to Get Ahead and Stay There, and the list goes on…
weekly activities
When reading about the hectic schedule of the average soccer mom, ferrying multiple kids to and from myriad after-school activities, I’ve always thought of this problem as something to be dealt with at some far-future date. Now, however, I’m less optimistic about the “far-future” part. It’s not that Exie has a ton of activities currently, but rather the idea that if she already has this many, how many will she have when she’s 2 or 3, or 13 for that matter.
at My Gym class
at Chinese Music class
She presently averages only one organized activity per day, usually augmented by a grocery or errand run, a stroller jaunt, a park visit, etc. And Susan handles the vast majority of the activities, with the exception of Chinese Music class, which conflicts with Susan’s Yoga class, so I handle that one. This makes a lot of sense since my Chinese and my singing voice are both vastly superior to Susan’s – NOT. I also pinch hit from time to time on some of the other ones if Susan needs a break. So the present load is very manageable (especially for me), and even a relief sometimes since it’s often nice to not always have to invent at-home activities for Exie (having somebody else responsible for teaching/entertainment can be a welcome brain break).
We’re also thinking about starting a swimming class, and we’d really like to increase her Chinese exposure. Then there’s Mommy & Me Yoga, Signing with Your Toddler, Let’s Learn Phonemes: A Step-by-Step Approach to Talking, Cooking for Babies by Babies, Introductory HTML, Astrophysics for Dummies, Playground Politics: How to Get Ahead and Stay There, and the list goes on…