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School is out for the summer! How exciting for your children! In some cases, this may be a bit overwhelming for you as you wonder how you will entertain them all summer.

If your kids are like mine, they are glad to have a break in being in class all day and feel empowered to do whatever they want all summer. On the other hand, you may feel pressured to keep them busy all summer.

Yes, it is beneficial to plan some activities that will allow your children to continue to learn over the summer, but they also need time to play and be kids. It is great that you are planning all of those activities! Just remember to include some free play time for them.

Free play time will need to be age appropriate. You’ll also want to consider the level of independence of your children. Your older kids will appreciate having some unsupervised time in their room or in the yard, while your younger kids will most likely need to be more closely supervised.

Remember that this is still your kids’ vacation. Let them have some say in how their days are spent. You will learn over time that having a few options ready will make you more comfortable in letting your kids decide what to do on any given day.

Letting your kids participate in the planning of their vacation days will go a long way in obtaining their buy-in.

On some days, you and your kids will both enjoy choosing from a few different options. On other days, you may not be able to do this. There are likely to be days in which you don’t have enough flexibility to let the children make the decision. This is not a problem. Just be very clear with your kids as to whether or not there are choices for the day.

Your kids will really appreciate the balance of planned activities and free time, and you will too!

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