Need help!!

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Registered: 01-24-2007
Need help!!
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Tue, 07-17-2007 - 11:56am

Ok, so I was watching Supernanny last night and basically these parents had these 2 boys that were bad and Jo Jo basically thought that they were bored and lacked enthusiasm because the parents didn't really do anything with them. It made me think that I am home with my kids all day and all night and I am here with them and spend time with them but hardly ever anything fun like games or activities and the reason why is I am not very creative I guess and can't think of what to do and I feel like I am always cleaning or doing laundry (my DH does not help with too much of that)oh and I babsit my friends two kids who are 7 and 18 months. Do your families do anything as far as activities, games, etc that include the whole family? My kids are 8,3,1 I am feeling slightly guilty after seeing that and made me really think I need to get some fun going in this house because I don't want my kids thinking I am completely boring.

Laurie

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Registered: 02-27-2007
In reply to: momof3iniowa
Tue, 07-17-2007 - 12:14pm

Well, my daughter is not quite 2 so it's not like she can really do all that much...and I'm not sure anyone would really call us a fun family, lol.

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In reply to: momof3iniowa
Tue, 07-17-2007 - 12:47pm

My daughter is a year old and she isn't really into games yet.

 

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In reply to: momof3iniowa
Tue, 07-17-2007 - 3:19pm

I saw Supernanny last night too, and sometimes I feel like I don't do enough with my girls.

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In reply to: momof3iniowa
Wed, 07-18-2007 - 3:58am

I'm of NO HELP to you. My son is only a year old. What I mainly do with him is get him in the pool, which is easy because we have a built in here. I take him out and play on the lawn, walk the block to the park or we play with his toys on the floor. I am looking forward to the day when I can get a set of Crayolas and a coloring book so we can color together!




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In reply to: momof3iniowa
Wed, 07-18-2007 - 8:41am
well i have a six month old and i feel bad because i work...im looking to be staying at home though!!!! i cant wait now. i have found that there is suck a short time for him to be little i can have a career any time. so we just kinda play on the floor and i try to talk to him while i am doing things around the house. but once at home i want to take him on stroller rides, read books, interact with him while he watches his shows. i just want to make the most of this time. i know there will be running around and stuff but he loves going places.
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Registered: 05-22-2007
In reply to: momof3iniowa
Wed, 07-18-2007 - 11:43pm

It's hard to do certain activities with a 1-yr-old. My son is almost two (October) and he is just getting to the age where he understands coloring and certain activities. As far as the older ones go, however, I think there is a lot you could do with them. You can decide to do certain activities on specific days - like having a picnic lunch at the park on Fridays, baking cookies on Tuesday, making homemade chicken soup on rainy days, etc. Then just sporadically throughout the day sit down with them to draw and color or pop popcorn one night a week and watch a movie together. I don't think it's really the quantity of time - because you have to get things done too (believe me, my DH is not a big helper in the cleaning department either!) but if you make it a point to spend some real quality time together, they'll remember that when they're older. I think it is also important to give them individual time to do their own things as well, though. That's how they develop their likes and dislikes. You could always want until your eight-year-old is outside playing ball and then go out and join him/her. Something like that.

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In reply to: momof3iniowa
Thu, 07-19-2007 - 12:57am

I saw that show also...I am not creative at all either but because I am now home all summer with my 2 boys and my older one is ADHD I have to get him out or else I will not have any sanity left at the end of the day....Try just going to the park if you can and let them run loose, push them on the swings stand by the slides. I think just simply being in their attention for that would be enough. Or if your local mall has a play area (mine does) you can go there and get ice cream together, or get the game candy land and play a game together (except for the 1 yr old) another thing you could do is go to the craft store and get a bunch if stuff, paper, materials, buttons, stamps etc...get the clearance stuff what ever and do a craft time and you all creat pictue frames together then take a roll of film together...let everyone take a few pics and when they are developed you can all put your favorite pic in your frame...Wow I just made that up right now..maybe this stating home thing will get my creative juices going...hehehe
Hope this helps a litte...

Jenn

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