90. How do you divide your time between work that has to get done and playing with your child?

by melitsa on March 14, 2012
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How do you divide your time between work that has to get done and playing with your child? Allie from NoTimeForFlashcards.com, Educator and creative crafter and Melitsa share their struggles,systems, solutions and stories about the age old question; are we doing enough ( or too much?)

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We learn:

Deciding how much time to spend crafting
Dealing with the frustration of them refusing to do a brilliantly thought out activity
Working out your day with play included
Why we should plan some play
How to give individual time when you have two chidlren
The glory of quiet time
Planning to be unstructured
Having realistic expectations of length of play depends on their age/stage
Stretching out an activity- getting the most from an activity
Training and teaching what happens when you need to get things done.
Scheduling the TV hours
ebb and flow of the day

Give me Five minutes :: How easy is it to just let them play?

Book Allie mentioned she loved: Playful Parenting and his work on Rough housing see his Dr Cohen’s interview
Play with one child vs Play with two children
Allie’s: Alphabet activities ebook

Crayon Freckles: Painting with Kitchen utensils

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Tags: Allie, Allison McDonald, alphabet ebook, ebb and flow, frustrations, Individual time, No time for flashcards, planning, Play, playing with your child, quiet time, schedules, time management, TV, unstructured play

Raising Playful Tots show 31: Preschool play in newsletters

by melitsa on June 30, 2010
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What’s in your preschoolers backpack? Is it full of crafts and activities? Lurking near the bottom is probably a newsletter or something for us to read. This week I take a look at what we find in our preschool newsletter. Is it useful for parents other than just dates or does it help connect and play with our children in this 21 minute podcast.