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i am a stay at home mom-- i married a man who has a 4yr old son--- i feel like i am starting from scratch w/ him, its hard. i think the hardest part is balancing "learning time" and "fun time"-- but always trying to do "fun learning time". is there a book or advice out there for scheduling a day for me and a 4yr old? tips or whatever- i've only been doing this a couple of months now. im a little overwhelmed. Few breaks bc my husband has full custody and the birth mom is no where in the picture. thanks!
Posted by emily on 03/31/2008 09:59 AM

WOW!! that is hard emily. You can do it!! You are right though. It is hard when you are thrown in the midst of it and boys are very active. My daughter is 2 1/2 and my son is 5 1/2 so I know how tough it is.. I teach part-time mommy and me classes so I have seen and deal with alot of active children.. do you have him in pre-school? Are you in any play-groups?? I am in california so we have alot of different things . I have my son in a Pee Wee sports program thru out lcoal city parks and rec depart and he loves that. they teach him how to play basketbal and soccor and it a 45 minute class once a week pretty reasonable price... OR your local YMCA. When Andrew was 4 we took a Karate class at the YMCA and he loves it... There are some great websites that will give you tips for the day with your child and also other tips call babycenter.com or babywise.com you put in your question and they go from age0 to 5. there alot of different tools on the internet. My sis went thru what you are going thru about 8 years ago similiar situation and it was not easy.... Also, schedule daddy / son days. Tell them you have a great idea for them to bond . They could go fishing or you could pack them a lunch to go to the park and you could go as well. Also, is there someone who could help you watch him sometimes so you and your husband could do a date night so you two can have some time? My husband and I just started doing that a year ago and we don't do it alot but when we do we have fun.... I think your main question a book for scheduling a day? google it or you can find it even on barnes and noble or another big bookstore also Target and WAl-mart in there bookds department. Also Lakeshorelearning.com might have some books as well.. The main thing is establish a routine and strcuture for you and your son.. It is balancing act but to help you be less overwhelmed schedule time for you and your husband and also you husband to have with his son as well so you get a break as well... I hope this helped a little... Thanks, HEIDI
posted by heidi on 03/31/2008 10:53 AM

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