5 Steps to Getting Your Kids to Study During the Lockdown Holidays
The Brownie (7 years old): My summer holidays have started. No more studying! Yay! That Creature (i.e. this blogger) : I'm sorry. But we have never NOT studied during the summer holidays. You're going to forget how to read and write and add and subtract if you're not going to study. And then I'll be forced to ask the school to keep you back in the second grade next year. The Pixie (10 years old - always the responsible one): Yeah, Brownie! Remember that we study for an hour everyday in the summer, anyway? The Husband: Ahem! Not an hour this time. You guys have begun your holidays way too early. Technically you haven't finished school yet. So day-long studying which includes piano practice, drawing and reading a story. (Lots of groaning and moaning.) Okay. Here's the deal. You guys want gear cycles, don't you? The Fairies (a.k.a. The Pixie and The Brownie combined): Yes! The Husband: Great! Well, you're going to have to e...