Today, Samara and I went to University. Bet you didn't know she was that advanced, hey?! Actually, the Kindermusik program is taught there. It was quite expensive but we figured Sam would love it and really benefit from it. It's no secret that we consider music an important part of our lives so this was her first "formal" introduction.
In order to bore you less, I will condense how it went into 2 lists.
PROS
-I parked in the wrong parking lot and the attendant/security guard let me know where I could park and then changed his mind and said I could park where I was for free! FREE! My favorite!
-Samara LOVED the University. There was so much to see and she tried to take as much in as possible. She was also a big hit with the older "kids" who all talked about her as soon as they saw her.
CONS
-Notice I said nothing about the class?! The class is for kids between the ages of 18 months and 3 years. It seems like everything we go in right now, Samara is at that in between age. If she goes in the younger classes, it's all babies who aren't even crawling yet. If she goes in the older class, she's clearly too young/small for it.
-Samara is much too active to sit in a circle for 45 minutes. Even during our regular storytime at the library, she is up and exploring for most of the duration. Here, it seemed like it was a big no-no for her to do that so I kept trying to wrangle her back into the circle which only pissed her off.
-What more can I say, I tried to force her to do the activities and she wanted to run around the room exploring. I can't blame her. I just wonder how the other moms get their kids to sit so well?? Does it come with age? If so, I wonder why they let Samara into this group...
-It was so frustrating for me (AND Samara) that she cried a few times, I very nearly joined her some of those times and I considered leaving a few times as well. But, we're both champs so we'll practice the activities during the week and be back next week...and for the next 13 weeks! (WHAT HAVE I DONE?!)
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It will get easier but I still struggle with Chicken at 2. There is no way he could sit still for 45 minutes! Maybe the class will get more active in the future!
awww, I'm sorry that it didn't go well. As Sam gets used to the space, she may become less interested in exploring and more interested in the class. I don't really have any advice because Maddy has become so shy that she just wants to hold on to me when we're at a class.
Hopefully, it'll get better. For us, there is always that learning curve when the girls start something new- even when they were really young.
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