This piece on Children and Play was on NBC Today Show yesterday and it's interesting to me on many levels. First of all, my daughter and I participated in this exact study the Temple University Infant Lab. I ended up on their mailing list and they would periodically call when there was a study for her age group. So, she was about 3 or 4 when we went to the lab for this one. We read a normal Dora book and then we read an electronic Dora book, as we were filmed. I received a note this was going to be on TV, so I definitely watched. It's great to see this study come to fruition.
The other reason I was engaged in this story was because I am trying to figure out activities for my daughter in this fall. I only do weekend classes, never a weeknight due to work and school. I'd rather run around Saturday morning because we need that time at home during the week. We hardly have that much time to do homework, dinner and relax. So, I say no to playdates during the week, too.
We already have violin lessons (to supplement the school lessons). She'll have her Indian classes on Sunday afternoon, which requires time and homework. Do I put her in singing/dancing class again?What about focusing on singing lessons? (I can't tell you how many people have been pushing me for that once they hear her belt out Miley Cyrus song.) But, she wants the singing/dancing. What about ice skating? She enjoyed skating that last winter, but they didn't have classes available. Just a few weeks of lessons will help her get some confidence on the ice. She's not in any competitive sports or activities? Should she be? My husband keeps talking about Kumon classes (that's a blog by itself!)
I watched this episode. Breathe, baby, breathe.
I haven't made any decisions yet. I need to think about this some more. The benefits to these activities is there. She has friends at these classes and she's got a bit of pride. "I play violin!" "I was in a show!" She still talks about knowing karate from a free month we did at a karate school 2 or 3 years ago. I will admit, the language classes are the only she has a problem with, but that's a separate issue.
The only decision I can make now is that we need to talk as a family on what we want to do.
3 comments:
Very interesting video and post.
This just blows my mind. Are multiple lessons an absolute requirement now (serious question)? When I was growing up, I took piano lessons for a while @ $10 a pop and that was considered extravagant.
zen - are you talking about the violin?
I'd like her to keep up with her peers and right now she's a little bit behind. She was crushed last May when she thought she was the only one in the school who didn't know a particular song. She already knows her classmate probably nailed down 2 more songs over the summer. The school lessons are as a group, and I'd like her to get 30 min personal attention.
Spending $50 a month to sing and dance to High School Musical.. yeah, that's bothering me.
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