Muriel wrote:
Alph doti, could you be the one ruining your children?
I'm glad mine are turning out right so far...
Simple schedule that I developed when they were young:
- Mon to Fri: to school, on return shower, then small home chores assigned by my wife, then homework, then dinner and bed by 8:30pm
- Sat & Sun: Madrasa in the mornings, returning home at 1:30, lunch, nap, snacking, then homework, until Asr prayers (for those who don't know, this is 4:30 Muslim prayers), then followed by playtime for 2hours. Play is around home, approx 1 km radius, or within the main Estate gate. This includes bike, skateboard, big toy cars & planes etc. They can choose to remain indoors and play if they choose. Curfew time is 6:30, shower then Maghrib prayers at around 6:45pm, then house chores, then dinner and sleep.
TV is very minimal to my kids (even myself, only news!!!)
So their time became very occupied and no space for idle stuff (you know what I mean)Now the grown one,
has enrolled in football club near where we live, on Sat & Sun afternoon until 4:30pm. He's nurturing his talent there... I used to drop and pick him, but nowadays he's responsible, he just picks his ragsack and go.