How to keep your child busy during the holidays

Where to go

The easiest case is with the nursery, if someone else uses this service. There are practically no vacations, if the nursery is closed, then for a week or two at the request of SanPiN. With kindergartens, everything is individual – some go on vacation, some just not for long. But with schoolchildren, everything is much more intricate. Three months is not just for you. It is necessary to figure out who, when and where to send, so that everyone is in their places.

It’s good when there are grandmothers and grandfathers – this is both supervision and feeding you can’t think of better, and recreational leisure in the form of weeding, watering, digging and what else happens in the garden. A traditional grandmother (with pies and in a handkerchief) will be hundreds of times better than any nanny, and parents are so much safer knowing that a loved one is always next to the child.

If grandparents are not available for any reason, children’s camps come to the rescue. The most convenient option is school camp, where children spend most of the day. Educators usually organize a cultural program and conduct creative activities with children. And often in school camps, future teachers undergo professional training, who, for the sake of a positive assessment, are ready to diversify the daily leisure of your children as much as possible. However, it is worth asking in advance what the food will be, and make sure that the menu is not limited to sandwiches with juice.

With certain financial costs, you can arrange a child for three shifts in a country summer camp – this is almost the entire summer with short breaks. Of the advantages here is control by educators and counselors, a closed area, good food, organized leisure. But there are also disadvantages. For example, you will rarely see your child. In addition, be prepared for a protest: not every student wants to spend so much time away from home, because he may have his own plans and friends in the city. In addition, the preparation for the new academic year has not been canceled.

But even one shift, which is 18-20 days, will greatly simplify the planning of summer vacations. You can adjust the parent’s vacation schedule for the remaining time. It’s wonderful if mom and dad have the opportunity to rest all 28 days. True, now this is a rarity, as a rule, you can go on vacation for 2, maximum 3 weeks. But if you take vacations one after another – first one parent does not work, then the other – you can minimize the number of days when the child will be unattended. In this case, there is an option to ask a reliable neighbor to sit with the baby. But it must be a very reliable neighbor whom you trust.

Well, you can try to leave a sufficiently responsible child at home alone. Just be sure to have a serious conversation with him and discuss all the possible dangers that may lie in wait within the apartment.

Things to do

Suppose you still had to leave your child at home for the whole summer. Again, there will be no special problems with preschoolers if you put up with the fact that you, mom or dad, and no one else are now entertaining him. Drawing, modeling, assembling new models from the designer, board games – the range of activities is so wide that in this case only your imagination will limit you. Preschoolers are happy to help their parents around the house. Wipe off dust, arrange dishes, put things in their places, simple cooking – children can easily cope with these tasks. And help you, and their interest. Boys will be entertaining to tinker with dad in the garage or go fishing.

Schoolchildren are given lists of literature for the summer. And schoolchildren usually hate these lists. Try to organize the reading process in a way that makes it fun for your child. Read each of your books at the same time, and then tell each other the most interesting moments (with a discount for age). Or give your child a book that is not from the school curriculum, but appropriate to his interests. Perhaps, after reading it, he will want to continue, and you can advise the necessary literature.

But do not forget that summer is a time of relaxation, not just continuation of your studies. Limit the time you spend playing computer games and TV. Fresh air and movement is a guarantee of children’s health, even in a stuffy city, but whenever possible try to get out into nature to take a break from the dust and heat.

Allow your child to invite friends over to a party. Children 7-10 years old do not yet require their parents to leave the house during their holiday, so you will be in control. You can offer several ideas in advance for entertaining guests, but look at the situation. Often a children’s party does not require a special scenario, because children are big inventors, their own imagination will allow the whole company to have fun.

In any city there are theaters, cinemas, amusement parks with a summer program, some events where the whole family can go. Take this opportunity, because all that is needed from the parents is to bring the child to the right place at the right time, and then the organizers will do everything. So you will not only take your child for a while, but also relax yourself, and even get a charge of emotions and a portion of inspiration.

In general, the holidays are not as scary as you think. You can’t foresee everything, of course, but still, if you perceive the summer as an opportunity to spend more time with your child, and not as a torture, chances are that this will be the most unforgettable time for your family. And to make it so in the power of any parent.