End of School…Now what?
If you’re like me,,,your summer calendar is full of summer camps, vacations and trips to see family. There is barely a day of “down time” much less a week.
Funny! That’s not how I remember summers!
My childhood summers were filled with staying at home, playing with neighborhood kids, a weekly trip to a swimming pool and a one week vacation to the same place every year. Boy, did I love summers!
You get the point! Our children don’t know,,what they don’t know!
As parents, we are setting expectations as to what they should do for summer w/out consulting them first. Granted, some of us have to work and they have to be supervised. But we should realize that our kids would be just as happy at the local YMCA or play dates with friends than “summer camp haven”.
Be careful not to over schedule this summer and remember to keep up the routines (ie reading, minimize tv, etc) so transitioning back to school in August isn’t so difficult.