I am a stay at home Mom with a 3 year old. I feel like he gets bored sometimes, but maybe its just me.?
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Go for walks, set a blanket out in the back yard and have a picnic, go to a store and just walk around for awhile, read stories, have him help you make dinner. There's tons of things to do, you just have to figure out what interests him :-)
Go to the park, Play games.
Do Not put him in front of the tv no matter how much it helps you.
Read to him.
Take him for Ice Cream
Bake with him
Try a scavenger hunt. Hide some of his favorite toys and items. Hide them in simple places. He'll enjoy it.
buy some new toys for him. that should keep him busy. also try reading small storybooks, that should also help. and just play with him.
try finding a parent with a child in the same age group for your child to play with from time to time. the social interaction will be good. also, do you have any pets? a dog or cat is great entertainment for a youngster
try taking him to the zoo or taking him to see a movie. that way it won't be like your doing the same thing doing the same thing because you will be doing different things and if you go to the movies more then once a week or day i doubt you would go to see the same movie.
I have a 3-year old nephew, and besides day-care, he's constantly involved with community centre activities such as swimming and other sports. It's important that you take your child out of the house as often as you can to socialize with other people.
honey i know exactly what you mean...i stayed home until my daughter was 2 and i could not stand it...dont get me wrong i love the fact that i was able to watch her grow and to be a part of it but i felt like a child again myself..what i did was tried to set play dates with other children and theyre moms just so i could have some adult time... and then i also joined an online survey group that past some time .
He is 3 years old and in the most important learning time of his life. Since he is at home with you most days, maybe you can start preparing a home-school sort of atmosphere for him...he will need to learn his letters and numbers and even how to write his name and write up to 100 in kindergarten. What an awesome accomplishment it would be for him to be able to learn those things in preparation for schooling and in fact, be advanced once he hits school. Best wishes =) Check out learning books at your local book store and they usually have awesome activities for the little ones in them. Remember it is the type of activity but just the fact that you are doing something with him that really will help him excel...one-on-one is awesome!!
I'm thinking its just YOU, but just incase go to a store and get some kid friendly things...get him some toy trucks and or some playdough it will help,but im thinkin its just YOU.
3 years old is a great age for discovery! Find some learning tools that you could work with him on. There are many types of games and learning toys that would also keep him occupied. Try to make a game out of having him do well, or score well.such as making it to the next level in what ever he is working with, you can take him for ice cream, or have a video night, something of a type of reward for doing well! Just don't plop him in front of the tv or video games for entertainment..he will be much better off if he is occupying his time learning while he plays.
When my daughter was three, we put her in preschool, two days a week. Then at four, it was three days a week. The school day only lasted about 2.5 hours. Being an only child, it helped her learn to be social, and meet and play with people other than Mom.
I know what you mean, but don't really worry about it too much, can you remember being bored at three? Neither can I.
Perhaps you are the one getting bored with the routine? In either case, try something different every other day or designate each day of the week as a specific day. Monday, go to the zoo. Tuesday, go to the park. Wednesday, Arts and Crafts (Very cool ideas online). Thursday, make a game of tidying up the house or make a playdate with other moms and their kids. Friday is movie day! Just an idea.
A lot of parenting magazines may have some suggestions as well.
Chin up, your three year old probably isn't bored. Its nice to have some predictability and a schedule to stick to. It'll prepare him well before he has to go to Pre-k when they have a set schedule too.
yes i was in the same boat once upon a time. you can go to the park, try to get into some fun mommy activities at the library or the church or something. mabye even go voluteer your time somewhere with him of course. also just remember that being with you is something that he really loves and dont think for a min that he is bored with you. play on the computer with him too there is tons of games for mommies and kids on the computer. i suggest that you guys just get out of the house preferably in the morning time and be back by lunch and nap time.
I would incorporate objects or toys that require a large amount of imagination. That seems to entertain kids the most. Examples: the infamous large cardboard box, or plain old building blocks. Have him build a fort out of your couch cushions. Use your imagination, too!
You could have him help you bake something, if that's not something you already do...
well, i babysit my grandkids every day, 3 and 4, i know that boredom sinks in and it gets dull doing the same thing over and over, especially with winter heading this way. you have to find a way to get them to use up all that extra energy. i figure it is running after them all day, and picking up or i can load them in the car and take them down to mcdonalds to play in the inside playground for a couple of hours. the extra energy is used up, saved on a messy house,by the time we get back, its time for the 2 year olds nap, and the 4 year old by that time will watch a movie peacefully>
Yes I do know what you're talking about... Believe it or not, they'do' get bored. When you go grocery shopping or to run other errands, do you take him? They love that! Anything can be made into an adventure... I used to take my son everywhere with me... I'd talk to him like he could understand, and he'd just sit there in the cart, clapping his tiny chubby hands with a huge smile on his face... lol.
Here's some suggestions to get over the boredum...
Play simple games to work on learning, counting, colors, and understanding in, out, up, down, big, little, under, and behind
Art supplies (try putting some glue on wax paper and sprinkle with glitter. Let dry and peel off of wax paper.there you just made a glue snowflake. Or...find a refridgerator box from your local appliance store and let him decorate it or use it as a fort to play in)
Knob puzzles
Themed play sets (like Little People sets)
Imaginary play sets
Play hide and seek, color, read, watch developmental programs on television (Sesame Street for example). Hope that this helps!
I know when my boy is bored you are not alone.
We knew that our son was going to be an only child so we from day one had him playing by himself. Sounds cruel but it was a supervised by himself...we'd get him started on a game/project and he'd continue while we stood back.
Now he is 3 and the imagination that boy has is amazing. He can entertain himself for hours talking away to his toys, building this and doing that. He set up a racetrack in his room, get all his stuffed animals lined up on the bed overlooking the race and tear his cars around the race track while each stuffy cheers them on. Its great fun to watch.
There are days when he gets bored though, and when he looks like he's getting that way I just ask him if there is a race today or what the trucks are doing today...then off he goes.
So try to stimulate your childs imagination, get them making their own games, playing with their toys that sort of thing. I am truly amazed at how quickly my son can find a toy spoon & the next minute he has me sitting down to a full course pancake & sandwich supper at the pretend table.
you can let him color on paper plates and make a turkey cut out.
or you could take him outside and play tag.
ring around the rosey.
finger paints, chalk on sidewalk.
Things like that.
Go out with him to the local humane society or animal shelter and find an adult dog from a kid friendly breed like Labrador or golden retriever and take the animal into your family. Dogs can be endlessly entertaining for kids (and adults too) and a wonderful way for a child to learn about so many things.
You can prepare him now for PreK by organizing your day - Have snack time, coloring time, letters and numbers time, puppet time and of course nap time at the same time every day! You can hang up a time chart with pictures so he'll know what's coming up next. If he no longer takes a nap, let him get in practice for PreK nap time by having him "rest" on a mat for a short period of time. His future teachers will greatly appreciate that! Take field trips to the fire department, library, perhaps even to the school he'll be attending soon. You sound like a great Mom and I'm sure you'll be filling his day (and yours) with fun stuff soon! God Bless!
Do you allow him time to entertain himself?
That's an important part of growing up and some parents forget just how important it is for a child's development.
Make sure he has access to his toys and let him go for it.
I know exactly what you are talking about. PBS.org has different activities that you can do with your child. Check it out. I have found some fun activities to keep my almost 3yr. occupied
I was blessed when my girlfriend gave birth to a girl. She also delivered a boy a few years later. Yes a child does get bored. Children love T.V. because things are happening. The 3 year old girl when she got bored she would start going through the cupboards. I would get down on the floor and pull everything out of the cupboards. Then we tell our 3 year old that we need to clean the cupboards. When we put the items back I would tell her what the item was and how it was used.
When you do your exercising incorporate her into the activity. Take her to the store with you instead of leaving her with the neighbor. The point is that you need to interact with your child you will never get this moment in time again.
My son ADORES getting messy. One of our latest adventures...I put a big peice of paper down on the floor and taped the edges.opened up some non-toxic washable paints, stripped him down to his diaper and let him loose! We also paint the windows, go outside and try to find bugs, blow up a bunch of balloons and run through them, play hide and go seek, etc..etc. I was the same way...but I found that the simplest things...please him the most. Think Simple!!
Nursery school in the mornings two or three times a week. It socializes them and gives you a break. It also teaches them a bit of independence. My daughter loves school! And I don't feel guilty because it is only two hrs. twice a week. Go with parent recommendations and you'll be fine.
Now that he's three and he can use language to communicate well, I really suggest one or two days of care per week in a good centre if you can afford it. He will be unsure at first but in a few weeks' time he will absolutely love it, if it is a good centre. I put ,y three-year-old in two days a week and he quickly made it clear that he would rather be in three days per week, even though I kept him so busy at home with me.
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