Re:How to Force Your Kids to Do Math?
by Viliam1234 on Sunday April 20, 2025 @06:45AM
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Yes, but one of the problems with our civilization is that we typically do the important stuff out of our children's sight, and then come home tired and try to relax. So they do not naturally get a correct idea of what we do.
Yes. Due to an unfortunate event, I'm a single father. My life improved dramatically when I started doing all the chores while the kid was awake:
- We do the chores together.
- Yes it takes ages, but I need to kill the time anyway.
- Then she falls asleep and I can relax.
This is literal heaven, compared to when I played with her the whole day and then did the chores when she slept...
I don’t disagree with you. Parenting is hard, and some of the job is being a role model. If you show your kids the only way to relax is to beg in front of Netflix that’s what they’ll see. One of the nicest things I see on a weekday evening bfis kids with their parents at the driving range - it’s clearly 0 break for the parent, but the kids are usually having a great time doing what mom/dad like doing.
The really important part of this is that kids mimic what they see adults they like and respect doing. If their role models spend 6+ hours in front of the television every night, that’s what they’ll do. If their role models are playing music or sport, that’s what they’ll want to do.