Vacation A Curse?

Vacation! The word itself pronounces Bliss. As a child we loved it, even today we love to cherish each moment of it.

The scenario changes drastically when, as a mother we have to entertain our kids during their vacations.

Tell me; in a day how many times did you scold your child? I am sure during vacation it is more than usual. Why? You know the answer. Don’t you! Daily routine goes haphazard, their demands sounds annoying. But, who is to blame?

When we were kids our society was family centric. Joint family was more common and bonding with cousins was also strong. Time use to fly then. Today, most of us have nuclear family. It is “hum do hamara ek”. Let’s see how are we handling the situation?

•   Working parents choose to admit their child in summer camps.
•  Enroll kids to various activity classes like: cricket, drawing, dance, computers etc.
•  Spend some days vacationing at holiday spots.
•   Few days spent with grandparents, uncle or aunty.

In all the options mentioned, note that, most of the time is spent at Home. And we wish school begins soon so that we can get back to our comfortable routine.

This vacation try a different approach.Enjoy vacation with kids at home.

HOW?

•   Strictly follow routine. Wake up time, breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner.
•   Jolt down 6 time consuming activities for each day. E.g. gardening, cooking, craft etc.
•   Download entertaining videos with educational values.
•   Enroll in one of extracurricular activity class.
•   Buy couple of games like blocks, mechanix, clay etc.
•   Make days schedule. Wherein you decide which time you will spend with your kid and when you would like to rest.

Illustration:

•   Let your child watch some TV after morning breakfast.
•   After breakfast let the child go to activity class. Or engage your child in some activity like gardening, craft or play.
•   Lunch later nap.
•   Snacks.
•   Outdoor playtime.
•   Indoor games.
•   Interaction with elders or help with cooking
•   Dinner time.
•   Watch downloaded videos, TV time or reading.
•   Brushing teeth before going to sleep.

The series of activity has to be tailor-made because we all are unique.

Scheduling will help in many ways

1.       You and your child will spend quality time together.

2.       Routine will make your child disciplined

3.       Interaction will strengthen bond.

4.       You will have definite time slot for yourself.

There are advantages of vacation routine, think about it. You have a choice either to be a struggling mom or a smart mom. What do you want to be?