very strange
When Aprilia is at home shes always busy at something or other, I’m just sort of there to read the instructions on things and read stories really, once she’s reading I’ll be surplus to requirements most of the time! She may not be terribly keen on reading a lot of the time but she’s usually qutie happy to do her puzzle pages, will do science til the cows come home and usually listens happily to the fact books even if she fidgets through them - she’s proved it over and over when she suddenly pipes up days later about something I’ve read.
However, it seems when she is elsewhere she is expecting the adults to entertain her constantly. First my mum and dad mentioned this, along with comments about short attention span and resistance to doing "school work", then Lola mentioned it yesterday along with a comment of maybe she needs to go to school for a bit of stimulation and discipline. Harley confirmed that last time he was there when Lola had Aprilia for the day she seemed to flop about a lot complaining she was bored, expecting attention and entertainment and refusing to do any brain work at all.
I just don’t get it! When I ask her about visits she says she’s had fun, done lots and so on but that’s not the picture I’m getting from the adults involved. I'’m somewhat at a loss for what to do about it all. Lola has supported me in HE up til now and agreed that it was what was best for Aprilia so for her to suggest school is a real kick in the teeth.
Ho hum. Anyway, today I read her the Island Story about the second time the Romans tried to annex Britain which led onto discussions about the difference between copper and steel (Britons having copper weopons compared to the Roman steel weopons) Then she had a Flower Fairy poem so we talked about wild roses compared to the hybrids in Grandpa’s garden. Then she read 3 little books to me which was a real valient effort on her part and took her the best part of an hour to do. Then there were puzzles and TV and crafts in the afternoon and a bit of Daddy time. The day was topped off with her watching Time Team from Sunday as she had been too busy playing to watch on Sunday but insisted we didn’t erase it until she could watch it!
