summer summer summertime
It doesn’t seem to matter the age of the kid
from the second day of school they are looking forward to summer break
and then summer break comes
and they after a couple days
are bored
As parents we have choices
some schedule every second of their child’s life
giving them “choices” of this sport or that class
but in doing that they neglect the need of the child for downtime
for creative play
homemade obstacle courses
just sitting and reading a book or magazine
even perhaps a little extra screen time
So many over book their kids all year long
feeling it is the right thing to do
and in doing that
they forget to schedule in quality time for interaction with their parents, and friends, and just being kids
As adults we are so over scheduled
please….
let your kids be kids
while they still can
soon enough
they will grow up and
have full enough schedules
let them live
in the moment
learn creativity
let them learn how to occupy their own time
let them
be kids.
Cherish this summertime
