mdfisher23

Hello,
I'm new to this list - sort of. I've been lurking and learning for a
little while now but I've never posted. I have a 5 yr old daughter and
my son is 3 3/4. We're having a blast together and I'm so grateful to
have found and read three of John Holt's books last year. Unschooling
just makes so much sense to me. I'm happy to have found out about it
while my children are still so young. My question concerns conflicting
interests of my children at times and how to deal with them. If one
wants to go somewhere, say an event with a set time, and the other
isn't really into leaving the house at the particular time of the event
because they are involved in something, what would be a good way to
deal with the situation?
Thanks in advance,
Marcia

Sandra Dodd

-=-My question concerns conflicting
interests of my children at times and how to deal with them. If one
wants to go somewhere, say an event with a set time, and the other
isn't really into leaving the house at the particular time of the event
because they are involved in something, what would be a good way to
deal with the situation? -=-

Find another family to leave one with, or a babysitter, or find an
activity when the dad is home, or start preparing early to get out of
the house, or do another activity on the way there that the secondary
kid DOES want to do, or invite a third child to go with you to change
the dynamics.

Those are some of the things I've done. Mine were five, three and
newborn.

Another thing to remember is to make it ALL happy and funny and
comfortable and exciting so that they want to be with you. Be sparkly.



Sandra

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