Some larger families (and even some with 2 or 3 children) are finding a home schooling scenario, where one parent primarily brings home the bacon and is also pretty involved with the home scene, and another parent primarily manages all the home scene and the home schooling. Some of these families are in home school groups, and a parent might help with teaching something in the home school group.
We only used a public school for one child for 3 grade levels, the rest was at private schooling through HS. Both DDs went to state Universities, in state, and graduated debt free. DDs both had a small stock fund that got a boost (less than $20,000) as one grandparent had two small life insurance policies with the 9 grandchildren as beneficiaries in 2010. That was a big help to these 9 grandchildren - in grades 9 through graduate school.
Living and working in various cities/states/areas means different things on what life is like for the grandchildren and their parents.
Maybe they want to ‘gain knowledge’ on everything medical with their child - in part due to their level of discomfort with not understanding lots on medical care or how things run with medical issues. Or, maybe, because it is available, they want to do it like some of their friends/coworkers might be doing.
I have no insight into the specific school districts, the public schools themselves nor what the parents are looking for with their students’ education wherever they may choose to have them attend school.
Many parents had a wake up call on what was actually being taught in their children’s academic curricula during COVID times.
During COVID, one of my local friends where I live said it was almost as much work for her as home schooling during ‘remote learning’, so she decided to then switch her sons to home schooling, and has continued to do so.
In HI, private schools are $27k and more/year, from K-12, plus whatever enrichment! Yikes, so much mor3 than the rates I though were high when my kids were in private HS just a decade plus ago.
I’m a bit jealous today … it’s a snow day, so GD’s daycare is closed. I was hoping to be able to play in the snow with her, but SIL asked his parents to watch her. I’ll see her tomorrow, but it’s hard to share sometimes!
I became a first-time grandmother yesterday when my oldest son and DIL had a little girl. Looking forward to this next chapter—and still in transition mode
Thank you all! My youngest, S23 is a senior and we’re in the midst of the college admissions process. I’m sure next fall when we are dealing with the transition to being empty nesters, we will feel doubly blessed to have a new grandchild locally to visit and care for
It’s amazing to see how much modern tools make parenthood easier. For example SNOO the smartest baby bed. My DS and DIL get a full night sleep between the feeding because SNOO takes care of the baby the rest of the time. All those tools from electrical baby nail file to electrical nose cleaner.
Wow, you must have read my mind. Going to chip in towards a Snoo gift, and the givers are all excited, but the expectant parents now have second thoughts about Snoo, so I was going to ask the beehive here. Sounds like it lived up to the expectations for your son and his wife!
Yes, amazing thing! They are very expensive but my son told me that you can recover the big chunk on resale market and that is what they plan to do after. Just save all the packaging in excellent condition
D1 bought a Snoo new and then sold it for 200 less. GD slept very well in it for 3 to 4 months and has continued with a good sleeping habit. D1 said 200 was well worth it.
for my six days old granddaughter
Both engineers, they do love a spreadsheet!
Sounds like it lived up to the expectations for your son and his wife!