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Moms View Message Board: Parenting Discussion: Archive January-June 2004: How has everyone been doing with the kids at home all day?
We have been really busy so I don`t think it has sunk in yet.
Everytime they argue, they have to go pull weeds.
My system:
I personally don't do the giving them warning system, I just tell them first thing when we get up "that we will not have any arguing today and if I hear it, you will both be sent to your rooms or separate corners" (because mine are too little to pulls weeds , good idea though
I did the weed pulling thing last year and it was a great deterent! Tomorrow is our first official day of summer vacation, so we'll see if my gardens get weeded.
Tomorrow is the last day of school so we're not quite there yet. Hmmm, I'll have to try the weed pulling thing. However, believe it or not, DD actually likes to weed! LOL! Taking away computer privileges works well though. I know that for sure. *EG*
I am pulling my hair out already...lol
I am pulling out my hair too and I only have one! He is refusing to take a nap and that is the only time I have to regain my sanity. He rarely naps for me anymore, just dh. It's already almost too hot to be outside for any amount of time..high 90's. There is also the potty training. He wants to stay on the potty, claiming he has to go #2, for a half hour. Hopefully his pool will keep him busy when I set it up.
Looks like my garden might get weeded tonight...
I feel like I am not even seeing my kids this summer. My 14 year old ds, golfs, so he is either on the golf course or with friends. My 10 year old dd can go to our neighbhorhood (yes, there are lifeguards!) without a parent, so she usually packs a lunch and is gone for hours.
We've been so busy. We went camping, they went to another VBS last week and ours is this week, we go swimming almost everyday, we are going to visit my grandparents next week in PA, we are going to Florida for a week, Baseball just finished up..now we are getting into All Stars and camping again in July. My house looks horrible...but we are having fun and getting soo tired
Well my girls are not officially out yet, my 11 year old still has another week to go, and the older girls have untill tommorrow then they just have exams next week. They are older, and my dd drives so I figure they will all just be going to the river or the beach on hot days, and I just might join them.As nice as the river is once you get it, it is hard to get over that intial shock then you are glad you did. It is super hot here today and the river sounds like a good idea
Today was my sons last day.. He wasnt home 10 mintues and him and his sister were arguing.. He likes to try to "boss" her around.. And she is so stubborn, wont have any of that..So as you can guess, it causes problems...Now hes next door playing with the neighbor boys..
My kids have been out for almost a month now. We've been doing pretty well, so far. We've been on the go non-stop. Things should calm down now, so we'll see how it goes from here on out. I enjoy it when the kids are home....they are growing up way to fast!
Thanks for the ideas gals ! I like it when my kids are home also,just not when they are constantly arguing and bickering over little things.
It doesn't even feel like summer vacation has started for us yet!! Dd was in school thru the 3rd and we left for vacation on the 5th and come home on the 13th. This week I have been playing catch up on laundry and cleaning and shopping for Fathers Day and it has been nuts! I am hoping that next week we can start relaxing and having fun!!!
Well, I have four kids and after almost a month off of school I still have four left. So I guess we are doing okay here! LOL
Hubby has been dealing with them, since I had to be at work at 7:15am all week! Actually, since mine are older, they have been fine. Emily is trying to teach herself how to play the piano. They have been playing their flute and clarinet, taking the dog for walks, and playing with the dog, along with playing on the computer. I think they have been keeping themselves rather busy.
Well mine have been driving me bonkers too lol.The first 2 weeks they were in swimming lessons and to the library and now they aren't doing anything really so i need to take them to the library tomorrow for some prizes from reading = ) .Maybe i will check me out some true stories = ) and i actually might get a chance to read them too lol.They want to go outside but 5 seconds later they are back in mom there's nothing to do oh well so mostly they watch t.v. Nicholas will start Summer school next week i think well the 28th and he will be in there for 1 month so after that we only have 2 more weeks before they start school again.yay mommy alone time again although i'm going to try and get a job again in the cafeteria at the schools = ) wish me luck on that one.
Neener, neener! My kids are in year round school so I have to deal with the occasional fight during their "off-track" month but it isn't 2 1/2 months of boredom and bickering. They are both currently in school right now so my days off are time for my youngest dd and me to have girls' day. I'm having so much fun with the two of us. It seems like I'm seeing a pattern here. Keeping them busy = less bickering. I'll have to remember that.
My ds has been out of school for a 1-1/2 weeks and so far so good. As long as we go outside every afternoon they don't fight much. My oldest ds is playing baseball and they have had several games. The weather here is beautiful - high 70's to mid 80's. Everyone here is complaining that it is too hot, but we think it is great - much cooler then what we are used too. I just try and keep them busy. We are leaving tomorrow to visit my parents in Texas for a week. We get back and they start swim lessons for 2 weeks. Then my oldest goes to basketball camp each morning for a week. My in-laws are coming the next week. Once they leave, the boys go to day camp together for 3 weeks. They will go for a few hours, 3 days a week. Yea!!! Mommy time. Once camp is over we are taking a long weekend at Disney. We get back and just one week left until school starts. We also bought a pass to the local pool, so we can swim when we want. My boys love to be outside, they love playing sports and swimming. I just try and run them and then they are too tired to argue. I am very lucky though, my boys really get along great. They are so different in personality that I think they really compliment each other.
We are managing fairly well so far. Brett who is almost 10 loves the outdoors, riding his bike all the time. Alissa wants to be outside all the time to, so my housework is being neglected. But as I have said many times before, they grow to quickly and my housework will be there until I do it.
Been great here!!
I am going ABSOLUTELY BONKERS!!!!!!!!
Everyone has been doing GREAT except Robin. We're changing meds right now and he's so hyper it's not even funny. We see the doc on Monday and it can't come soon enough. He may have to go to a friend's for the weekend! lol The kids here go back August 5th.
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No tv or videos, phone or game boy, until you are dressed and chores are done. Rudeness should not be tolerated so when they start picking on her send them to their room. If they are rude while eating dinner, still send them to their room and have them come out and finish when everyone else is done.
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) I explain to them that I do not want to hear who started it because it takes two people to argue and if they have a problem with the other to come tell me and let me deal with it. It is working pretty good for me. I think my girls are close in age and they will probably always fight like my sister and I did growing up. It is funny because now my sister and I are best friends. 