oh hun i know the feeling, its been testing my patience so much, iv realised if i cant do it all some days thats ok, try and take the pressure off hun, we can only do what we can do x
Omg it’s like watching myself with my 6 yr old and 2 yr old, it is almost impossible. But so frustrating when you know they can do it and when it gets done u feel so pleased.The days are going so quick doin all this work. X
I have a 7 year old that I babysit that also has such a hard time staying focused on school. He comes up with every excuse as to why he can’t do the work and spends a third of the time complaining instead of actually doing the work and it is soooooo testing on my patience. I get really frustrated but try not to show it because then he’ll get riled up and it turns into an actual nightmare. Thanks for always keeping it real!
I feel your pain. This home schooling lockdown is an absolute nightmare for me too. I have 2 daughters, one aged 8 and one aged 4 and trying to split myself in 2 to be able to teach them different things constantly is so stressful. I'm a stay at home Dad but I never signed up for having to do this. The schools have absolutely bombarded me with what they expect the kids to finish in a day, I've got one learning to read and other is learning about expanded nouns and computer work. I've also got my fair share of mental health problems and can see the stress from all this being a massive trigger. I've already had 2 sleepless nights because I'm stressing over not getting their work done on time. I feel like a complete failure as a Father because I hear other parents who are coping so well so thank you for sharing this. You're not alone and if you ever need to talk to someone who is completely out of your loop, in a similar situation and will listen, feel free to message me and we'll sort something out. Take care, you're doing an amazing job, stay safe and remember you're a legend.
Please get a Roomba! It will give you back so much time! And teaching tip: try using a timer and set amounts. For example: 5mins for you to go over the paper with him, then 15 for him trying by himself (tell him to skip anything that is too tough and come back to it later), followed by 5 more with you and back to independent, etc. If you get one of those kitchen timers that he can set himself, it may help because he'll think it's fun and you won't have to worry about remembering. Also, maybe the independent time can be in a space where he can be by himself. Maybe even a standing desk with a wobble board to stand on. It could be silent or with background music. Sometimes it also helps to do unexpected things. Like with that worksheet, you could even just post it on a wall somewhere in the house. Have him find it and then complete it without moving the paper from the wall or wherever. Worth a try? 🤷🏼♀️❤️🍁
Oh Jen! You are just so awesomely patient and so inspiring too! I never could be so patient rather i would think over the "spare the stick and spoil the child" but no, you taught and showed us it could be done better! Don't worry all will end soon for good 👍 and the craft work is 🌟
Thank you for making this vlog. This has helped me so much. I thought I was the only one who had these battles! Onwards and upwards on Monday - good luck!
I can so relate to your situation right now as a mom of 3 sons aged 18, 14 and a 5 year old homeschooling ain’t easy especially living here in Africa 🇹🇿🇦🇴🇰🇪...Raising as well as educating our kids with this CoVid has become tougher so stay Strong Jennifer 💗
Oh my goodness, the clip of Ralph doing his work was like a mirror image of my house every day! We’ve had tears today already and it’s only day 1. My 7 year old is terrible at concentrating at home x I have a 8 month old too which is impossible. I feel your pain 😂
Oh sweet mama...few tips: create a routine...let’s get dressed, create a space for school with no toys around...make it fun...start with a song,prayer, maybe take it to the porch...do it bite size pieces...homeschooling is sooo much easier than virtual learning...you can create your day how YOU want to...seep breath YOU GOT THIS
Hey hun it's do hard home schooling be strong im doing it with 7 all different ages it gets easier with a routine timetable with early years its all about play and their interest smile sending you big mum love x
Hi Jennifer your amazing mom. Your doing a wonderful job. I've got a soon to be three year old and soon to be one year old. And we're on lockdown as well. By the time my first born is ready for preschool I'll be doing it at home. So I'm bracing for my fair share as well. Best of luck to you, hubby and the kids.
You are doing great! Felt the same this week trying to home school my 4 year old, very testing! With an almost 2 year old to entertain too its very tricky but we made it through the week! Glad it’s the weekend!
I feel exactly the same i have a 6 year old and a soon to be 2 year old (Next Wednesday :-O ) but home schooling is so stressful. Our school have 3 live 1 hour lessons per as well! Trying to entertain the little one whilst trying to make sure the big one does his work properly is a nightmare! You are doing amazing! Good luck and keep the gin well stocked! xx
😂😂 laughing so much at the chocolate orange bit. Imagine this but trying to get 25 of them to do their work at the same time 🤯 my life at work! Don’t stress, he’ll be fine 😊
I dont think i could have stayed as calm as you were during home schooling - my little one is the same age as Olivia and she is driving me loopy at the moment and shes not even at school >.< keep up the amazing work mama! you are doing amazing and being a great mummy! x
Happy New year “🎊, you’re doing a wonderful job’ you have a lot of patients, I have a pillow and scream into the pillow as loud as I can and take a deep breath and go on with the rest of the day, it helps sometimes
thank you so much, i felt like i was the odd one out having days like this and was so nervous about posting it but actually this is the norm for a lot families right now, its been nice hearing all your comments and know im not alone with this lol x
That looked really stressful and difficult! 😢 when he finally actual gets on with it and finishes it, do you tell him something like 'mummy loves it when you do the work properly and get it done like that' and 'if you did it like that in the beginning, without messing around, you'd have finished all your work by about 1.30 or 2 and have extra time to chill out or have fun' ? I feel for you 🤗 xx
I have a six year old and 8 year old and homeschooling is a nightmare 5 subjects each daily and both of them need my undivided attention or they get distracted and work so slow we finish by the evening (with breaks inbetween) then no where to go after because lockdown and same thing every day I feel sorry for them really hhhhhh it’s so difficult right now. I worry they will fall behind on education so I try to get all the work done but at the end of it I’m so stressed!.
Love these real vlogs. I am laughing cause I feel like I'm watching myself. my youngest is same age as Olivia and she has stopped napping so I'm taking them walking at 3ish to keep her awake and then we do songs before t. I miss the naps but she really doesn't need them anymore. I hate the transition stage. And it's awful no naps when homeschooling 2 other kids. 🥴🙈🤣 I feel your stress it's not easy xx
You are not alone in this. My son doesn't want to do any homeschooling. He is not interested at all😭 I love watching your videos they represent what most of us go through though. Keep going and good luck with your homeschooling. If you please let me know what is the type of printer you have as I am looking forward to buying one.
Mine dont listen aswell. It just not possible getting two to do diff things and i have a clingy two year old...so so hard.....and it takes thw whole day... me doing exactly the same as u ...hope it gets easier for everyone...dont know how the teachwrs get them to listen and get work done.. so much writing ... god help
Hii dear mom u are best mom I know everything is more difficult in this situation but u handle everything very politely..I wish also become like u 😘 .... love from India
I no how u feel I have a 6 year old and a 14month old he doesn't constrate for more than 5 min so it's stressful and my 14minth old just say ma ma alday it take hours
I’m crying in here daily 😭 home schooling is hell.
oh hun i know the feeling, its been testing my patience so much, iv realised if i cant do it all some days thats ok, try and take the pressure off hun, we can only do what we can do x
Omg it’s like watching myself with my 6 yr old and 2 yr old, it is almost impossible. But so frustrating when you know they can do it and when it gets done u feel so pleased.The days are going so quick doin all this work. X
Such an honest vlog! This made me feel so much better, as I am having the same struggles. Its not easy but keep up the good work xx
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I have a 7 year old that I babysit that also has such a hard time staying focused on school. He comes up with every excuse as to why he can’t do the work and spends a third of the time complaining instead of actually doing the work and it is soooooo testing on my patience. I get really frustrated but try not to show it because then he’ll get riled up and it turns into an actual nightmare. Thanks for always keeping it real!
I feel your pain. This home schooling lockdown is an absolute nightmare for me too. I have 2 daughters, one aged 8 and one aged 4 and trying to split myself in 2 to be able to teach them different things constantly is so stressful. I'm a stay at home Dad but I never signed up for having to do this. The schools have absolutely bombarded me with what they expect the kids to finish in a day, I've got one learning to read and other is learning about expanded nouns and computer work. I've also got my fair share of mental health problems and can see the stress from all this being a massive trigger. I've already had 2 sleepless nights because I'm stressing over not getting their work done on time. I feel like a complete failure as a Father because I hear other parents who are coping so well so thank you for sharing this. You're not alone and if you ever need to talk to someone who is completely out of your loop, in a similar situation and will listen, feel free to message me and we'll sort something out. Take care, you're doing an amazing job, stay safe and remember you're a legend.
Please get a Roomba! It will give you back so much time!
And teaching tip: try using a timer and set amounts. For example: 5mins for you to go over the paper with him, then 15 for him trying by himself (tell him to skip anything that is too tough and come back to it later), followed by 5 more with you and back to independent, etc. If you get one of those kitchen timers that he can set himself, it may help because he'll think it's fun and you won't have to worry about remembering. Also, maybe the independent time can be in a space where he can be by himself. Maybe even a standing desk with a wobble board to stand on. It could be silent or with background music.
Sometimes it also helps to do unexpected things. Like with that worksheet, you could even just post it on a wall somewhere in the house. Have him find it and then complete it without moving the paper from the wall or wherever.
Worth a try? 🤷🏼♀️❤️🍁
Oh Jen! You are just so awesomely patient and so inspiring too! I never could be so patient rather i would think over the "spare the stick and spoil the child" but no, you taught and showed us it could be done better! Don't worry all will end soon for good 👍 and the craft work is 🌟
Thank you for making this vlog. This has helped me so much. I thought I was the only one who had these battles! Onwards and upwards on Monday - good luck!
I need to see this video today!! Homeschooling is sooo hard ! Thank you for being real 😘😘
Mothers really run the world! What a patient, what a capacity to do 1000 things at the same time , what a creatively ,.. Jennifer, I admire you :)
I can so relate to your situation right now as a mom of 3 sons aged 18, 14 and a 5 year old homeschooling ain’t easy especially living here in Africa 🇹🇿🇦🇴🇰🇪...Raising as well as educating our kids with this CoVid has become tougher so stay Strong Jennifer 💗
Oh my goodness, the clip of Ralph doing his work was like a mirror image of my house every day! We’ve had tears today already and it’s only day 1. My 7 year old is terrible at concentrating at home x I have a 8 month old too which is impossible. I feel your pain 😂
I have been smiling this whole video. I’m so happy and love to see your beautiful family. Ps leaving the ttc video on a emotional roller coaster! ❤️🥰
Oh sweet mama...few tips: create a routine...let’s get dressed, create a space for school with no toys around...make it fun...start with a song,prayer, maybe take it to the porch...do it bite size pieces...homeschooling is sooo much easier than virtual learning...you can create your day how YOU want to...seep breath YOU GOT THIS
Grateful to see I'm not the only one 😂😑❤
😅😅 They are just like my kids!! They do what they want, when they want, how they want lol ❤️
Hey hun it's do hard home schooling be strong im doing it with 7 all different ages it gets easier with a routine timetable with early years its all about play and their interest smile sending you big mum love x
Hi Jennifer your amazing mom. Your doing a wonderful job. I've got a soon to be three year old and soon to be one year old. And we're on lockdown as well. By the time my first born is ready for preschool I'll be doing it at home. So I'm bracing for my fair share as well.
Best of luck to you, hubby and the kids.
Looks like you're doing a great job! You're all doing your best and that's all anyone can ask for!
You're the best! thank you x
You are doing great! Felt the same this week trying to home school my 4 year old, very testing! With an almost 2 year old to entertain too its very tricky but we made it through the week! Glad it’s the weekend!
What a beautiful family you have got Jennifer. You are so lucky ❤
I feel exactly the same i have a 6 year old and a soon to be 2 year old (Next Wednesday :-O ) but home schooling is so stressful. Our school have 3 live 1 hour lessons per as well! Trying to entertain the little one whilst trying to make sure the big one does his work properly is a nightmare! You are doing amazing! Good luck and keep the gin well stocked! xx
This is so honest!! I love your wee family Jen xxxx
Thanks for sharing. I can totally relate to trying to teach a 6 year old....i feel your frustration 🙃 hopefully they'll soon be back at school 🤞
You got this! Glad im not the only one having a day like this, it can be testing at times cant it lol! every day is so different x
😂😂 laughing so much at the chocolate orange bit. Imagine this but trying to get 25 of them to do their work at the same time 🤯 my life at work! Don’t stress, he’ll be fine 😊
I dont think i could have stayed as calm as you were during home schooling - my little one is the same age as Olivia and she is driving me loopy at the moment and shes not even at school >.< keep up the amazing work mama! you are doing amazing and being a great mummy! x
Your doing really well Jen 😘 love to watch you and your family ❤️ take care xxxx
Happy New year “🎊, you’re doing a wonderful job’ you have a lot of patients, I have a pillow and scream into the pillow as loud as I can and take a deep breath and go on with the rest of the day, it helps sometimes
Your honesty in this vlog .. brings us sanity
Compared to the video’s that make it seem like a stroll In the park
thank you so much, i felt like i was the odd one out having days like this and was so nervous about posting it but actually this is the norm for a lot families right now, its been nice hearing all your comments and know im not alone with this lol x
That looked really stressful and difficult! 😢 when he finally actual gets on with it and finishes it, do you tell him something like 'mummy loves it when you do the work properly and get it done like that' and 'if you did it like that in the beginning, without messing around, you'd have finished all your work by about 1.30 or 2 and have extra time to chill out or have fun' ? I feel for you 🤗 xx
You’re doing a great job - it’s not easy but we just have to do the best we can x
I have a six year old and 8 year old and homeschooling is a nightmare 5 subjects each daily and both of them need my undivided attention or they get distracted and work so slow we finish by the evening (with breaks inbetween) then no where to go after because lockdown and same thing every day I feel sorry for them really hhhhhh it’s so difficult right now. I worry they will fall behind on education so I try to get all the work done but at the end of it I’m so stressed!.
Your amazing women and mum you can only do your best x
Love these real vlogs. I am laughing cause I feel like I'm watching myself. my youngest is same age as Olivia and she has stopped napping so I'm taking them walking at 3ish to keep her awake and then we do songs before t. I miss the naps but she really doesn't need them anymore. I hate the transition stage. And it's awful no naps when homeschooling 2 other kids. 🥴🙈🤣 I feel your stress it's not easy xx
You are not alone in this. My son doesn't want to do any homeschooling. He is not interested at all😭 I love watching your videos they represent what most of us go through though. Keep going and good luck with your homeschooling. If you please let me know what is the type of printer you have as I am looking forward to buying one.
Mine dont listen aswell. It just not possible getting two to do diff things and i have a clingy two year old...so so hard.....and it takes thw whole day... me doing exactly the same as u ...hope it gets easier for everyone...dont know how the teachwrs get them to listen and get work done.. so much writing ... god help
Hii dear mom u are best mom I know everything is more difficult in this situation but u handle everything very politely..I wish also become like u 😘 .... love from India
So relatable! Wish we were friends in real life (if that’s not too much of a weird thing to say, haha!)
We’ve had a horrible week, my baby might have covid and then my daughter has chronic lung disease! Worst week
Oh no so sorry to here that!
Hope your daughter gets better and praying for your baby as well.
Stay strong!!
I no how u feel I have a 6 year old and a 14month old he doesn't constrate for more than 5 min so it's stressful and my 14minth old just say ma ma alday it take hours
I really like to watch your vlog but I feel so sorry for you but I don’t think he cares much about what you as a mum saying to him:((