My kids are driving me crazy!! 1 is 8 the other is 21/2. any suggestions?

Question

i have recently become sick, there are days when it is hard for me to get out of bed. they just don't understand thats it become hard for me to spend play time iwth them. i feel more stressed out cause they are dying for my attention. i have tried to explain to my 8 year old that i'm sick but there are days she just don't understand. How or what to do to keeps my kids busy and feel that i do love them?

Answer 1

lol,,just like anyothermother,, or father,  i can say send the 8 year to bed,, and advise the 21/2 to get a bird,but that doesnt solve your particular problem,,....im a parent just like you,,does the 8 year old have an outlet! im asuming they are both male, so give him or them an outlet for to focus theyre agression,,, 21/2, give him a focus on fitness, even on food, the food is the easy part, the fitness is the focused part,, lol,,at 21 i was carrying 2 bags of cement at his age,,oooooooooooooooooooooooooh!!    r they girls,,, doesnt matter, the same goes to the girls,, the eight year old is probably more dificult,,being in your condition,,,  help him  realise that you are limited to what you can do,give him physical,mental,nutritional limits, that he and only him/her will thrive on, only you know your kids,   understand that patients reeps the greatest rewards regardless of whatever the age or gender maybe,,..

robert

Answer 2

Have them come to your room and do arts/crafts with them. Or plug in a movie they both enjoy and let them cuddle up with you.

Answer 3

hire a babysitter to play with them while your in bed, this way they are destracted but can still see you if they need too!

or get them into sports or something like a playgroup. get some rest!!! that way you will be healtyer much faster!!

get well soon!! HOPE THIS HELPS! GOOD LUCK WITH EVERYTHING! LET ME KNOW HOW IT GOES!!

Answer 4

Busy:

You can go

to walmart or ask

someone to go for

you & buy like the 0.88 cents

toys to keep them busy

Love:

From time to time

tell them i love you &

give them a kiss or hug

maybe even both.

Answer 5

Be Patient they Are Just Having a Hard time Adjusting to your Status

Answer 6

Have the room you are going to be in set up with things for them. A TV and movies to watch together, books to read, card games or memory.  Music, and they can dance in the room while you watch.  I know it is hard when you are unwell, and they aren't trying to drive you crazy, they just want you to be the way you were before you were sick.  Include other family members like your siblings, or the kids grandparents, or even close family friends to take the kids out to a park or something for a few hours.  Then you can rest and they are occupied.  Or have someone come to the house to watch them for an hour or two to keep them busy.  Good luck.

Answer 7

They need other kids their age to spend time with.   Do you have kids you can invite over?     If kids have each other to play with, they will not need so much of your attention.

Would it be possible to put your 2 1/2 year old into some type of daycare with other kids that same age?    Younger kids will do very well in a setting where they have other kids their age to play with.  They play, eat lunch, nap, go outside, come in for a snack, then it's time to go home and they're delighted to see Mommy.  A registered daycare provider works well because the adult to child ratio was small, and it is the same adult every day, so it is a very homey atmosphere.    

Another option is to find a young teen who is available over the summer and pay them to be a helper for you, a few hours a day, and/or a few days a week.   Or, an older teen who can drive them to activities like reading time at the library, or a trip to the park.   The main thing is to keep the kids busy and active.

Do you have a family member or friend who can provide activities even one day a week?  

Make a habit of spending a little time, even a half hour, every day.  I call it snuggle time, and we snuggle on the couch together and watch a little TV or read a book together.   Carving out this special time for them will reassure them.

Create some elaborate routines that help them believe they are caring for you while you are sick.   Let them bring you drinks, bring your slippers, bring your robe, run your bath, get your seat ready in the living room.  Whether you need it or not, let them find things to do that make them feel they are helping you.    Make sure the 2 1/2 year old gets some jobs, too.  Even that young, they can carry things and feel important.

Your 8 year old really can help.   An 8 year old can do a lot in the way of cooking nand washing dishes.

I hope you feel better soon.