here it goes.
my so called friend her dd is 5 isnt in school yet her bday missed the cut off.
anyway my friend got upset with me today (school had a 4 day weekend today was the first day back). My daughter ended up with homework like always. Some weeks she gets so much other weeks she doesnt.
anyway my friend was so p'od for why after the girl scout meeting (which her daugther isnt in) that we wouldnt go hang at the mall. Which for us the mall isnt a real playdate that is more of a watch my dd's little friend get everything she wants and get upset because we dont have the money to blow on things we do not need or have room for.
my friend said homework doesnt matter in K its all coloring, which um sorry to dissapoint it isnt.
its just insane she thinks homework is a waste playdates are first pirorites and shopping is first priority as well.
so the question is if your K gets homework that usually lasts all week Does it come first or wait till last minute at the end of the week when it is due?
Or doing a playdate for a spoiled kid because her mom thinks school isnt much of anything till first grade as she feels first grade is when it counts?
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Dd gets a homework packet and has a month to complete it. She's usually so eager to do it that she finishes the whole thing in 1-2 days. Ds1 and ds2 were less eager at that age, so I had them do a little each day.
First, any friend who doesn't take into consideration what your situation is (school, money, whatever) is being selfish, imo. Second, maybe you could show her some of your dd's homework so she can see what she's in for next yr. I would not have believe what my kids have gotten as kindergarten homework before ds1 started school, so maybe she needs to see it to believe it. As for the mall trips, is that all she wants to do? What happens if she wants to do that, but you suggest something else a little more afffordable for you?
I'd probably be coming up w/ excuses to not spend as much time w/ this "friend".
it is the same here every week unless it is break then barely anything. mondays we get the homework packet 6 sheets at most if not a few extra. then they send home stuff to do at home and not to turn in for extra practice which i have her do. Then on tuesdays we get a zoo packet, those are long but its mostly the science homework, an then daily if sent back in time is the home books . i even told her when she whined she doesnt get her for a weekend because she doesnt want to have her up for me to take her to church, that she wont stay the night because you dont know what a bedtime is. i refuse to let my dd stay up till 4a like yours does. its just frustrating she thinks im making up the homework. dd goes to school at 7:45a and out at 3p. but she is up from about 6:45a to eat breakfest and get dressed. so put her to bed by 7:30p to make sure she gets a good amt of sleep
Quoting surromama:
Homework first. My kindergardener gets weekly homework. He has 4 days to do a packet of 6-ish sheets including memorizing a poem. Kindergarten I not what it used to be. She will find out when her daughter goes.
I agree that homework should come first. When ds comes home from school (also in k) he has a snack and when that is cleaned up he does homework... regardless of whether it was assigned. If he doesn't have any (or if he already completed it for the week) I assign him some. Whether it be sight words, reading, adding, counting, etc. he always does something so he is in the habit. The only exception to the rule is if he is sick. If he would rather sleep he is allowed to do that (with no tv on) he may choose to look at a book in bed, or read at the table. But yes school is def important, even in kindergarten. We are teaching our child the expectations now so we wont have to deal with teaching them when the work does become harder and the want to rebel against it.
Quoting wakymom:Dd gets a homework packet and has a month to complete it. She's usually so eager to do it that she finishes the whole thing in 1-2 days. Ds1 and ds2 were less eager at that age, so I had them do a little each day.
First, any friend who doesn't take into consideration what your situation is (school, money, whatever) is being selfish, imo. Second, maybe you could show her some of your dd's homework so she can see what she's in for next yr. I would not have believe what my kids have gotten as kindergarten homework before ds1 started school, so maybe she needs to see it to believe it. As for the mall trips, is that all she wants to do? What happens if she wants to do that, but you suggest something else a little more afffordable for you?
I'd probably be coming up w/ excuses to not spend as much time w/ this "friend".
My boys were taught in preschool that homework comes before anything else. Even on Friday. We get that outta the way in order to have more time for play.
It's pretty much routine now.
Sister's kids' parties and events....too much...need advice
- hot_momma84
on Feb. 21, 2012 at 11:05 PM