Tips to Keep Your Child Busy During Summer Vacation
Summer vacations are tough if you are a stay at home mom who is used to having her days free. Below are some tips to make summer vacation a piece of cake. • Plan each day of your summer vacation by placing a weekly calendar on the refrigerator • Pick days to go out to the park or nearby track at a local high school to skate and walk • Try to find a matinee movie each week to take your child to at a local theatre • Plan at least two days a week at a nearby pool or other water-oriented park • Try to plan at least one evening per week for Dad to take the kids out and give mom a break to catch up on laundry and other things that bog Moms down in the summer • Let your children have the opportunity to research and plan your summer family vacation all on their own—give them a budget and encourage them to plan accommodations and entertainment in a summer vacation destination • Read to your young children and require three or more books to be read by your older children during the summer break • If your child is struggling in school, then take the time to help them catch up in the summer or send them to summer tutoring or summer school • Find time for one on one time for each of your children each day even if its just for ten minutes or so • Plan family time • Enlist the help of a sitter if you are too busy to take the kids to a local pool or other activities • Play sports with your children and encourage them to join a local team of softball or baseball • Take the time to listen to what your child wants to do for the summer Summer vacations are fun for children who are enabled by their parents to plan for a fun summer. Make time for your kids and offer tips and suggestions for their summer vacation to be full of fun summer activities while creating a lifetime of summertime memories.
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