My Kid is Smarter Than Yours|Don’t cry. I don’t hold it against you.
Oct
17
dammit asked:
I am stumped by the amount of homework my kids bring home. Especially on holidays and weekends. I don’t ever remember getting that much homework when I was a kid. My kids’ school has stairs so a book-bag on wheels would be a bit of a hassle, but I’m afraid we’re raising, yes, smart kids but also over-worked ones with bad backs.
Perhaps this is only in a few places. My kids are straight A and B students and the sign when you drive into our town says one of the top 100 schools in the United States. I think perhaps they are trying to keep on that list. My kids barely have time for extra- curricular activities. And yes, they are elementary students. And I am an involved mother who helps them with their homework. A lot of the parents in town have had the same complaints.
I am stumped by the amount of homework my kids bring home. Especially on holidays and weekends. I don’t ever remember getting that much homework when I was a kid. My kids’ school has stairs so a book-bag on wheels would be a bit of a hassle, but I’m afraid we’re raising, yes, smart kids but also over-worked ones with bad backs.
Perhaps this is only in a few places. My kids are straight A and B students and the sign when you drive into our town says one of the top 100 schools in the United States. I think perhaps they are trying to keep on that list. My kids barely have time for extra- curricular activities. And yes, they are elementary students. And I am an involved mother who helps them with their homework. A lot of the parents in town have had the same complaints.
Jul
02
Filed Under (Home And Family) by Corey
Ian asked:
I can’t find the answer online. So, at what age do most kids/did your kid learn to play with cars the ‘right’ way? By the ‘right’ way I mean moving them across the floor with the wheels down, as opposed to just carrying them around, banging them together, mouthing them, spinning the wheels, etc. My son is almost 13 months and will do anything with his toy cars but roll them over the floor. I’ve demonstrated how to play with cars but he doesn’t get it yet.
I can’t find the answer online. So, at what age do most kids/did your kid learn to play with cars the ‘right’ way? By the ‘right’ way I mean moving them across the floor with the wheels down, as opposed to just carrying them around, banging them together, mouthing them, spinning the wheels, etc. My son is almost 13 months and will do anything with his toy cars but roll them over the floor. I’ve demonstrated how to play with cars but he doesn’t get it yet.
