The Latest Change in Plans

My husband and I work full time.  Fortunately, we are blessed with a wonderful extended day program at our kids school, that they attend for about 90 minutes before school and about an hour afterwards.  They certainly seem to love it, anyway.

Thing is, we’ve come to realize that L is incredibly tightly wound – the poor kid’s on high alert at all times, especially when at school or extended day.  And the minute he gets home, there’s a good chance he’s going to blow out.

So starting today, we’re pulling both M and L out of daycare in the mornings, and on Monday/Tuesday afternoons.  That’s another 90 minutes a day (at least) that they get to chill in the comfort of their own home, and don’t have deal with tons of transitions (do you realize how many transitions occur during the school day – and even during a single hour of day care?  It’s a lot!).

Of course, me being me, I’m hoping that this change will solve all the world’s problems, and we can be a nice, normal family.  Of course, that’s not how it works.  Maybe we’ll see a dramatic change, but more likely, we won’t see anything – at least not in the short run.  But even so, it can only help our kids to spend more time relaxing, and less time performing.

Because for the first few years of their lives, relaxation was not an option.  And their little systems deserve a break.