I am really excited to start early learning with my son, but my husband is not convinced. I am a working mom and he stays at home with the little man. I am already really busy when I do have the time at home with my little one and am struggling to figure out how I might be able to do this (alone) with so little time. I am also worried whether my husband's lack of support and willingness to participate in this learning will at all impact the success we might have.
I am wondering if anyone else might have run into similar roadblocks and how they were able to overcome or work through them.
Hi Keebler
You are actually lucky in that your husband is NOT at home. So you can really do what you want with your baby and even become an eccentric teacher if that's what your baby responds to. You do not have to share what you do (without hiding or lying obviously) with anyone if you are worried of people's opinion. I discussed in an earlier post how my mother put up with a lot of criticism for teaching my brother things like reading, computer skills and art when he was very young. Well, who cares now what some people thought? What matters is what you think is right for your baby. Have you tried to stick to a fairly regular routine to free up time for teaching?
I have a lot of chores too. i.g. no washing machine so I need to carry the basket to the roof top of my building where the machine is, (so I have to time it when she sleeps), and then hang the washing up with my daughter helping me :-) I teach her colors with the pegs so that is not time wasted on chores...
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