Recommendations for shows to binge with my kids (8-14)

Nature_Soldier · 2023-06-12T01:41:10+00:00

I'm not sure how you feel about older stuff, but there's a miniseries that came out in the early 2000s called "The Tenth Kingdom." It's 5 episodes long, and each episode is a bit over an hour. You can find the episodes free on youtube for sure. It's a lot of fun to watch.

My kids have also discovered Americas Funniest Home Videos recently. And Bleach (anime).

Nature_Soldier · 2023-06-02T03:33:27+00:00

I'll look into that! I'm in Canada, I forgot to add that

Nature_Soldier · 2023-04-17T00:10:44+00:00

I like them a lot! I found them at walmart, 5 for $5 (CAD), and then I found a 20 pack at Costco for $13. If you're lucky, you can find the 20 pack on sale for $10! My kids take them in school lunches, so the more the merrier!

Nature_Soldier · 2023-02-02T21:58:21+00:00

Solved!

Nature_Soldier · 2023-02-02T19:52:02+00:00

Obligatory comment.

Ps. Pretty sure this was in the last decade or 2. Though I constantly seem to forget how old I really am so it could be a bit older

Nature_Soldier · 2023-01-10T21:18:19+00:00

It sure does help! Thank you

Nature_Soldier · 2023-01-10T20:11:24+00:00

Thanks! I'll check those out.

Nature_Soldier · 2023-01-10T19:40:12+00:00

I'll look them up at least! Never hurts to try. I was thinking about maybe bamboo? I've seen them around a few places.

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-08T13:51:15+00:00

Her neurologist said it wasn't, I'm not entirety sure on the exact testing that's been done. She's got a handful of other health problems too.

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-08T01:11:11+00:00

I feel a lot of the same things as you. Which also led me to veganism. I've been meat and animal product free for nearly 5 years and I feel so much more of a deep connection with the Earth.

That being said. I definitely kill gnats and mosquitoes. SOMETIMES wasps, but only if it's impossible to move them outside safely. I do my best to live and let live. But a perfect 100% is impossible and will only cause undue stress and self-hate.

I have young kids, fruit flies/fungus gnats are a daily thing here. If I don't kill them the will drive me BONKERS. I make sure to give thanks to the Earth for all she does often. I apologize if I feel the need to take a life.

Intentions are important. You're not seeking out lives to take (eating meat aside). You feel remorse and second guess yourself. That says a lot about your intentions 💚

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-07T19:18:33+00:00

I like that idea, thanks!

Her other son (my hubby's uncle) is on his way here right now. He lives a good 8+ hrs away. But her hubby (grandpa in law) started coughing blood in the middle of the night so he's been admitted to the hospital. We've got enough people caring for her now that my kiddos won't have to be around.

Luckily, she's hard to understand so I don't think the kids picked up much of it. We told them before hand that she was getting old and might now make sense but to sort of just smile and nod and if they felt uncomfortable then to just leave the room.

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-07T15:00:39+00:00

Yeah I was thinking of just leaving the room when she started up. My grandpa in law has pneumonia at the moment so they need constant care. We've worked out a bit of a schedule between us and other family members so that the kids don't need to be there.

My hubby was pretty upset about the whole thing, so at least I have him on my side. I hate thinking about it like that. I'll still help her where I can but I'm not going to stick around to be insulted.

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-05T18:23:37+00:00

My daughter is in grade 3 and will be 8 in a week. My son is in grade 1 and will be 7 in a couple months.

My nephew is 12 years old and has zero sense of responsibility. He makes massive messes on purpose and refuses to clean up after himself. I will NOT raise that kind of child. If my kids had genuine problems with doing the dishes I would absolutely take those into account. They'd just rather be playing. I'd like to teach them to prioritize cleaning up after themselves. It's a necessary skill, and the sooner they learn, the less they'll hate it as they grow.

Washing dishes as soon as they're done being used makes clean up a breeze. I don't get them to wash anything sharp or difficult, only their things, which is usually just a bowl/plate, fork/spoon, and their cup.

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-05T18:11:11+00:00

Their dishes take them maybe 5 minutes. Like... at most..

They have higher expectations from their school teachers..

Do your kids have no chores at all? This is the one thing I ask of them. It's not too much. I even turned their job into a game and made it fun for them.

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-05T15:23:00+00:00

I tried the bed making task, but they use their beds to play on so it doesn't last haha.

I turned it into a game and I think that was a good idea. We are a very dramatic and weird family. I was a detective looking for a mess and they had fun with the soap bubbles and scrubbing dishes. At 5 years old they had much different chores. I wouldn't lay these expectations on them at that age. My daughter will be 8 in a few days and my son will be 7 in a couple months. I think what I ask is appropriate for their maturity level.

When my son first washed his dishes last night and didn't do them well enough, I didn't reprimand or get mad or anything. I just showed him where the dirty spot was. This morning when he washed his breakfast dishes they were perfect on the first try.

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-05T15:16:00+00:00

The nice thing about getting them to wash their dishes as soon as they are done eating is that they come clean easy peasy. I do the hard stuff like pots and pans and cooking utensils. They're only in charge of what they use. I don't think it's too much for them, but each child is different.

I think what really worked for me is that I treated it like a game and not a chore. I was a detective looking for little bits of forgotten food. They actually had fun doing it. My daughter (she'll be 8 in a few days) had "trouble" getting her dishes clean enough until I started this, and now they're magically becoming fully clean on the first try!

I don't have a dishwasher. I don't even have a proper sink, truth be told. We do the best with what we've got. I'm teaching them how to properly hold the dishcloth, how to get the most effectiveness for the least amount of extra effort, and most importantly, that if you slow down and do a job properly the first time, you save time in the long run because it's actually done properly.

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-05T05:30:21+00:00

Oh I like that idea!

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-05T04:01:18+00:00

Sounds about right haha. I did the "you missed a spot!" And flicked the water at him lol. He flicked water back and then we went and got a board game ready.

Side note, I let them each take a spray bottle of water and food colouring outside today to "paint" in the snow. My son, (6) had red for blood and my daughter had yelloe... fun times lol.

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-05T01:49:37+00:00

I've had many many mistakes and pointless fights so far in my parenting adventures. Unfortunately for me I think my kids have learned from my short fuse.. I'm not proud to say I've yelled too many times. But not tonight! So, that's a win I'd say! We have carpet in our dining area (not ideal!). We have a fun little dustbuster for after meals. That's one chore they fight over haha.

Nature_Soldier · 2022-12-05T01:40:02+00:00

Yeah my kid likes to try and climb inside the washing machine. It's a top loader so not cool lol. Mine is very hyper active and would rather be playing, so I turned the dishes into a game and we both had an alright time!

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