Surviving the Summer With Kids

You know what its like kids are desperate to start the summer holidays, youre anxious to reduce the clutter Ammunition manufacturer your calendar, everyones looking forward to the warm weather, and then suddenly, after one week of summer bliss, the whine sets in:

Mom, Im SO BORED!

This, from children with a room so bulging with activities, games, toys, crafts, and who knows what all else, that they cant keep it cleaned or organized.

However, even with all of this, suddenly, youre expected to be the entertainment committee. Frangible Armor Piercing Ammo need to have wonderfully stimulating activities Custom Brass Cases Military Specifications your kids, up your sleeve, ready at a moments notice but you, too, are needing a break. Whats a mother to do?

Well, here are some tips:

1. Let them be bored. By jumping in with solutions all the time, you are not allowing your children to use their own creativity. Ignore the bored whine if you can, and simply suggest that they go look through their rooms for something to do. If that doesnt work, give them chores whenever they say theyre bored.

2. Have a planned activity each day that stimulates their creativity. Do prepare one activity a day supplies for a water fight, an art project or science experiment, a hike, etc. Do something that gets them out of the everyday, and triggers their mind to think of something different or unusual so that they can stimulate their own creativity.

3. Get them outside. Send them outside every morning, .499 Cases the dangerous sun times and .499 Brass Cases them stay there until lunch. There are playgrounds, bicycles, sports and games etc. that can keep them going for hours if they are bored enough to find something to do. The sunshine will also stimulate happy hormones which will have them (and you!) feeling much better about life. If its raining, dress them appropriately, and send them out for at least an hour. They can do puddle jumping, rescue earth worms, make mud pies the list is endless.

4. Give them a routine. Create a daily, loose-but-structured routine that gives each day some framework. Include chores, scheduled activities (meals, screen time, outdoor play, a planned activity, etc.) Dont over schedule or youll be doing them (and yourself!) a disservice. Kids lives are so over-booked these days that they never have time for dreaming or self-discovery.

5. Restrict Screen Time. Try and keep mindless entertainment via a screen to an absolute minimum. Let kids schedule one TV show plus one hour for games each day, and then let them use the rest for other things.

Well, that should get you started. The Internet has a wealth of information on this topic, so do some searching, gather your ammunition and get ready for a great summer!

Darlene Hull

Darlene Hull is a happily married, homeschooling mom of two teens, and also a writer, coach, facilitator, and an entrepreneur. Get her "Summer Survival Kit" at http://www.greatdealsformoms.com