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Originally posted by hchheda
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Originally posted by Aashu
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My son has Taekwon Do classes on Mondays and Wednesdays (6.30~7.30), Soccer on Tuesdays (6.30~8.30), UCMAS on Fridays (6.30~8.30). So we (him and me) are pretty much booked for the entire week evenings, except Thursdays - when we let him play with his friends and I catchup with my pending issues, friends etc. I also have 3.5 yr old daughter who accompanies me everywhere I take my son to break the boredom of playing at home the entire day. Also this 1 or 2 hr break works well for my wife who get a much needed break from baby sitting...
Due to the cold weather, we prefer the kids take thier shower every evening before going to bed, instead of morning. So the last 1/2 hr to 45 mins is spent in shower, brushing, reading and some talk before retiring to bed at 9.30 pm.
Works well for all of us.
Hiren
Hi HIren : How old is your son ? Do you find UCMAS helpful ?
My son will be 9 in a couple of months. Yes the UCMAS training is really helpful and I find him more sincere and attentive for his school work - it maybe also because of age, but I can give the benefit of doubt to UCMAS.
I believe your child is still around 3~4 years - thats too early -maybe you can try to enroll when he/she is atleast 5 years and understands numbers well...
Good luck.
Hiren
Yes my son is 3 yrs 1 month now. So my evenings are usually same routine shower him, cook, feed him, our dinner. Besides this my son literally possesses TV / Computer. Everyday he has one show on of one of these movies : stuart little or spiderman or ganesha or ramayana so I cant watch TV for myself. If I start computer or otherwise he wants to watch nursery rhymes or panchatantra stories on You tube. Sometimes we paly with blocks or jigsaw puzzles that he loves. Summer time it was easier : just outdoors and he enjoys in parks slides etc. but passing time usefully in winter is a challenge. Sometimes we do color and teach him to write but I think he is not ready yet. At the same time I am not too much fresh to be with him and spend quality time....same on weekends.
I want to take him too gym and swimming. I used to go swimming but I stopped bcos he got ear infection once due to cold (nothing to do with swimming but now i am scared). For gym, i have to find time and willingness to overcome my inertia of relaxing at home in evenings. I think its too early for soccer or skating for him.
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My job is quite hectic and I just have a few hours before sleep. What I do is :
Buy provisions / vegetables (for one day) when returning from office to home
Cook
Clean up
Set up and refridgeirate the next days lunch.
Watch TV / Tamil Comedy or songs on You tube
Use my apartment Gym / Whrilpool (rarely)
Read some books which I have taken from the library, likewsie I read also in the washroom the next day morning.
If you really want to do some physical activities outside of the house , I can suggest (Some of which I have done some years back) :
Visiting a Gym / Swimming pool
Make some friends and visit your local community centres and do a number of activities from sports / Playing cards etc...
Walk in the PATH from Union station seeing if any good deals are there / or if you can receive something free
Buy a TTC Pass (if you already not have one) and try the diff. routes that the bus takes you.
Enrol for Ballet / Salsa Dancing etc...
Many centres have activities where you can drop in with your kid and and play with your kid/ other kids / talk with parents etc...
May be enroll your kid for Ice hockey and interact with parents in the Ice rink.
Hope this helps
Peace by TK
What abt spending time with your kid ?
I agree with you - it is not easy to have enough energy after the job to spend more time with your kids. Thats one of the reasons my wife stays home and we share the responsibilities.
My 3 1/2 yr old daughter already does all the stuff relating to DVD player/you tube which you mentioned - I dont stop her, but teach her to be selective. Luckily I have all the parental controls and the virus protections up-to-date.
Try getting hold of the Ramayan and other indian mythological comics - and let him read them in the evenings at home. It is not necessary they read the text, just let them watch the pictures and let them make thier own story. My daughter does the same and it is sometimes very funny to listen to thier imaginative stories. You can also borrow picture books from the library for him and let him run his imagination wild making his own stories from the pictures. Some libraries also have play areas for infants.
Good luck.
Hiren
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My 3 1/2 yr old daughter already does all the stuff .
Good luck.
Hiren
Can she write ?
Yes we use library often.
My day is really more outside home meaning I leave at 7 a.m. and back at 6.15 p.m., commute takes lot of time.
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I agree with you - it is not easy to have enough energy after the job to spend more time with your kids. Thats one of the reasons my wife stays home and we share the responsibilities.
My 3 1/2 yr old daughter already does all the stuff relating to DVD player/you tube which you mentioned - I dont stop her, but teach her to be selective. Luckily I have all the parental controls and the virus protections up-to-date.
Try getting hold of the Ramayan and other indian mythological comics - and let him read them in the evenings at home. It is not necessary they read the text, just let them watch the pictures and let them make thier own story. My daughter does the same and it is sometimes very funny to listen to thier imaginative stories. You can also borrow picture books from the library for him and let him run his imagination wild making his own stories from the pictures. Some libraries also have play areas for infants.
Good luck.
Hiren
Can she write ?
She just started to pickup writing - writes some alphabets, but not necessarily are they aligned or vertical - they are all in different directions..
..we have to keep turning the paper around to read it - but thats the fun part of it. It is also strange that we start to look at alphabets in a different way then traditional while teaching the kids - for e.g. she learnt to write the numbers before alphabets, now to write a 'B', she first makes a '3' and the '1' before it, for P and R, she always writes them together -first makes P and the adds the line to tell me its R, if I ask her to write just the R, she will still write P, tell me this is P and the convert it to R. Same with O and Q...but I do enjoy that time we spend together. I wish we could record them all on our camcorder for future - but she becomes too conscious and does not allow us to tape.Hiren
Location: British Columbia
Posted on: 25-11-08 20:55:47
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On a weekday what do you do when you reach home until you sleep ?
I heard from some canadians they go to either a dance class or a game meaning badminton etc. on weekday evening !! I was wondering if some of us do that ?
It seems if you have kids then your evenings will have to be focused on them
I dont so I will either go to Yoga class, watch a movie, go for a long walk with my dog, read, make dinner etc.Take ur spouse out on a date :-)
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Parenting can be a very very enjoyable experience provided you don't get bogged down by some of the associated sacrifices that is necessary. You tailor your schedule accordingly and move on.
We are absolutely enjoying it and our evenings are just a breeze spending time with the little one. Time flies...playing, bonding, educating, watching them learn and grow...it is a blessing and a joy that has no parallel really.
Everything that has been described in other posts as "routine" is something we actually look forward to and enjoy. Maybe that mind-shift makes a difference?
We do plan to get our kid engaged in many activities. Lets see...she is quite young now though...
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