For stay at home moms?

Question

What do you do at home with the kids?

Do you have them on schedule ? do you let them do what they want? and what do you do to keep yourself busy?

Answer 1

    well, i am pretty new at this... but yeah we have a schedule.  i mean i don't drag me daughter out of bed at 6 am and make her run the mile or anything.  when she gets up we have breakfast.  we play for an hour or two then she naps... this is anywhere from 10:00 to 10:30 am.  you know, then lunch and so on and so on.  i keep myself busy with things that make "me" feel good.  i hang a monitor on my butt and do all kinds of things... workout... read... do my nails or my toes.  it does get a little boring here, but i'd rather be here with my daughter then stuck behind some desk!!!  take care and good luck!

Answer 2

i take them for a walk then do my house work for 30 min then they do some drawing then lunch the play with balls while i hang my washing out then i dont know after that  

Answer 3

I have a 9 month old and i also take care of an 8 month old. they are both on regular schedules. My son wakes up at 6:30, we get ready, Maddox gets here at 7, they usually watch morning cartoons, eat breakfast at 8. go for our morning walk, take a nap at 10-10:30. play play play lunch around noon. play  some more, nap around 1 play some more and nap around 3-4. while they play i usually will clean or do anything else i need to get done and while they sleep i relax and enjoy the silence lol.  

Answer 4

we are on and off a schedule, i mean, we have meals on time..and she usually does the same things..  when she seems to be bored, i pull out the magnadoodle and teach her letters and words, or read books..

when you get lazy is when it gets boring and hard.  Keep yourself busy with house work when your little one doesnt need you.  it helps the days go by faster.  when you are having a rough day, try to get out of the house!   but dont forget to enjoy your little one!

Answer 5

I am a stay at home parent of three, ages 10 years, 8 years, and 10 months.

We have more of a routine than a schedule.  I wake up in the mornings to send my husband off to work, and depending on how early his departure is that day, I sometimes go back to sleep.  Otherwise, I shower and then get the children up.  They feed the animals and then we have breakfast.

After breakfast, we get started on our school work (I homeschool the children).  Some of our work is completed together, and I alternate giving invidual lessons to one while the other is doing their independent work.  I manage to get a few things done while they are busy with school work-unloading the dishwasher from the night before, starting the laundry, etc.

We usually complete our school work by lunch time.  After lunch, they complete their chores and then are free to play.  Each evening, they wash up for dinner and then after we eat, they take turns bathing and hang out for family time until time to go to bed.  Just before bed we have a quick "wipe down/pick up" to get things tidy, and I start the dishwasher.

I, of course, am busy throughout the day-taking care of the baby, doing housework, handling household business, etc.  I also volunteer at the Center for Birds of Prey, and have other hobbies-reading, gardening, etc.

Of course, we are not ALWAYS at home-we are in a homeschool association that offers coop classes and field trips and we also do things on our own.  My children are involved in activities such as Drama, baseball, etc.  We get together with friends (mine and theirs), we go shopping, doctors appointments, errands, etc.

I LOVE being a stay at home mom.

Answer 6

I have a 16mth old and am expecting baby #2 anytime now. We play alot, his meals are timely, and his nap is usually consistent, so we work our day out around those things. We usually watch cartoons in the morning after breakfast, play together, and he catches a nap for a couple hours before noon. by then we have lunch, hang out in the afternoon, unless we have somewhere to go...or sometimes he visits his dad for the afternoon. we have dinner, then usually a bath or play before bath, and then read books and play with my hubby when he gets home from work, until bedtime. We often liked to go out shopping or whatnot, but thats hard to do now and will be for a few weeks after the baby is born. but just find lots of games, and love, and make everything as new and interesting as possible, and he has a great time :). he has free reign over much of the house and I usually let him do whatever he wants, and he can play in the living room or whatnot while I'm in the kitchen cleaning...or if I'm doing laundry, I get him to help fold or put clothes away (lol, makes the task much longer cuz he likes to unfold).

Answer 7

We have a routine. Breakfast, housework, I take a shower and get ready, then we go to the park, run errands, come home for lunch, nap time. She usually wakes up around three pm then she watches a dora video, then she colors or plays while i cook dinner, bath play stories bed.    

you will always have something to do, and your own schedule, routine will emerge. the more routine that they are on the more secure kids feel, in my opinion.

did you kmow that if a stay at home mom were paid for her time she would make approx 115,000 a year.

Answer 8

We homeschool, so we are plenty busy.

All the best.

Answer 9

well   u look after the kids by playing with them , feeding them, sometimes  take them out  walks to see family or  freind or do your shopping

i would yes i have my son on  schedule  he gets up at 730am gets his breakfast then he plays then he gets his lunch(a pudding)then he has a nap about   2-330 which usual last 30mins-1hr  then he plays more then gets his dinner at  4-430  then just play with him till he gets his bath at 730pm then its his last bottle then bed time

no i do not let my son do what he wants he is still very young at the moment so he doesn't get up 2 much  like an older child would

keeping my self  busy i  do everything for my son and  try keep the house clean and i am also studying so  i have that do also and i also  do my shopping and see family  once or twice a week

Answer 10

We have a semi-schedule. We get up, play in bed, shower, breakfast, play or do errands, lunch, nap for younger child, watch a little TV.  Sometime during the day I exercise by doing a tape or we go for a walk.  We usually play it by ear and see where the day takes us.