Do you have school-aged kids with a packed schedule? My son has English twice a week and chess on Su…

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Do you have school-aged kids with a packed schedule? My son has English twice a week and chess on Sundays. We just added fitness classes – it's a trial for now – on Saturdays, Sundays, and possibly mid-week. And on Saturdays, he does Engineering, where they solder and build things, which is really interesting. He goes to English and Engineering on his own. I take him to chess and fitness, but he might be able to get there himself if needed. They also offered a Blogger School, which of course he needs too. 🙈 He'd have to get himself to that on Wednesdays. And then there's jewelry making on Saturdays. He goes to that by himself, gets back late, so I have to pick him up, and that also involves travel. It's all paid, and it's not cheap. But I'm only paying for chess and fitness; the rest is covered by maternity capital. I'd love to not work and drive him everywhere – it's all so cool and interesting – but him having to get around by himself makes me nervous and eats up travel time. 🙈 I think we'll probably go for the trial. Besides me, there's no one to drive him or pick him up. My middle son might be able to pick him up sometimes. My husband is at sea. My job is unpredictable; I never know when I'll get off work, and I'm often late. How about you?
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Tabolenko Anna
Blogger school sounds really interesting)) Oh, I don't have schoolchildren yet, but I do have tennis and gymnastics for an hour a week, and downhill skiing. But that's a mandatory program from kindergarten and in schools.
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Reshetko Oksana
No. Tutor, swimming twice a week, and stunt scooter on weekends.
My daughter only goes to her tutor; she quit ballet.
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BElKa
Tabolenko Anna Everything is so interesting! Where to find the time though? 😂
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Anita
I only had art class from 5th to 9th grade, and that was enough.
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Inna
Eldest does fitness and horseback riding, middle plays soccer 2 days a week, youngest does karate 2 days a week.
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BElKa
Reshetko Oksana Quit karate. Trying fitness now.
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Kristina
Does he find time to sleep too?)) Cool, of course. But it's tough
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Anzhela
My older daughter (11 years old) has vocal lessons twice a week (Tuesdays and Fridays) and dance on Saturdays and Sundays. She gets to all her activities herself.

My younger daughter (7 years old) has psychologist + speech therapist twice a week and art twice a week. I or her father take her.
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BElKa
Kristina I don't know where you live, but we won't have enough for a down payment. We already have housing, they'll buy their own. We also won't have enough for university education, so it's a great investment in additional education. Besides, the clubs aren't even educational, they're more like hobbies. I'd go myself if I had the time. What is a wasted childhood? Sitting on the phone and watching TV, thanks, but no. Kids should be busy, engaged, so they don't have time for nonsense.
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00 yyyyyyyyyyy
My son has English twice a week and boxing three times a week. My daughter has gymnastics six times a week and English once a week… My son goes everywhere by himself, everything is within walking distance for him. We accompany our daughter.
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BElKa
Kristina I think he'll have enough time for everything, but will I have enough energy to control everything, pick him up, and drop him off?
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BElKa
00 yyyyyyyyyyy It's so great when everyone is nearby. We have to travel, and only this year I decided to try it so he would drive himself.
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Nastya15
Sports three times, and intellectual activities twice. I'd add creativity too, but later… I don't want to overload myself.
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Anastasiya
I only went to places nearby, mostly everything was at school. When they were in kindergarten, I took them to horseback riding for half a year and rollerblading for 1.5 years.
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Inna
Nastya15 At 3 years old???
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Dasha
My son is doing dance, chess, and English and Russian right now.
He's involved in almost everything.
He used to do a lot more clubs.
I work and drive him around 🤷🏻️
I pay for everything.
And it's always been like this. In elementary school, I was always taking him from one club to another...
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Chibichyan Oksana
My oldest son has paid Russian and Math classes twice a week (preparing for the OGE exam), my middle daughter goes to music school every day (she plays the violin), and my youngest does robotics and English.
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BElKa
Dasha There! All good? Everyone's alive. 👍
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BElKa
Kristina I have a completely different opinion, like, the opposite.
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