「今度の休み、何したい？」「家にいたい」

2022.7.2

小学生の娘たちに「今度の休み、何したい？」と聞くと「どこも行かず家にいたい。家でゲームしてたい。YouTubeみてたい。」という返答。

「どっか旅行とか、どっか車で遊びにいくんじゃなく、そっちのほうがいいの？」

「うん、そう」

うちの子たちの、習い事は、現在は、英語の公文、近くの体育館での週一回の水泳と週一回の体操、そしてピアノ。

受験のための塾に通い詰めているなど、そんなわけではないけれど、日々の学校と、習い事などあると、子供たちやることが多くて疲れちゃうのかな。

子供の時間の使い方、一番の正解はなんなんだろう？　

まあ、でも大人でも子供でも、時間の使い方に正解を求めること自体が間違いなのかも。

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“What do you want to do on your next vacation?”　”I want to stay home.”

When I asked my elementary school daughters, “What do you want to do this vacation? They replied, “I want to stay home and not go anywhere. I want to play video games and watch YouTube. “

“Do you want to stay at home instead of going on a trip or driving somewhere to play?”

“Yes, I do.”

My children currently take Kumon for English, swimming once a week at a nearby gymnasium, gymnastics once a week, and piano lessons.

It is not that they are attending cram school for entrance examinations, etc., but I wonder if they get tired from the many things they have to do when they have daily school and other lessons.

What is the best and most correct way to spend a child’s time?　Well, but maybe it is a mistake to seek the right answer for how to use time.