I appreciate a routine, and I've read repeatedly that children thrive with structure, but I'm concerned I may be taking it too far. I like knowing what we are doing each hour and I have come to realize a unscheduled day scares the living crap out of me. The anal me taking control and I'm not convinced I like this me.
I'm a new stay-at-home Mum with an interest in Montessori education. My hope is to bring the methods of Montessori into my home, but I'm certainly learning as I'm going. This blog is my space to share my wanderings through being at home with my kids and trying to give them the best possible start I can.
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Can there be too much routine?
I'm approaching my new stay-at-home status with the same organization as my old work status; I'm keeping a to-do list, daily schedule, and even alarm time. My days are split into a morning activity (playgroup, music class, story time), mid-day nap, and afternoon dog walk, singing/stories and play time. I'm attempting a Montessori-inspired work time for the afternoon play and using a whole load of blogs and websites to come up with "works" based around R's interests. B comes home and we have dinner, bath, milk (with Elmo clips on YouTube) and bed.
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