The one with the social skills
How do you meld a week of celebratory food experiences and home education?
You place the books aside and practice a variety of life skills.
We indulged in some treat meals, including meal kits of fresh pastas, bacon butties and an epic all English breakfast complete with high tea scones, jam and cream.
The children were introduced to a brand new crockery set, and we set up the table as a fine dining experience which was a lovely change for them from their safe plastic fare. It was amazing to see how their deportment during the meals changed when the table was dressed differently. We may or may not have had a few Monica/Chandler moments but there were no breakages 😅
Our date night was a wonderful experience of table service. We had a medley of amazing meats regularly brought round to us, ranging from gammon, lamb, several cuts of steak, chicken, sausage, chicken hearts and pineapple. We dared each other to try the pineapple, we chickened out with the hearts.
The children had a very important experience of handling separation anxiety, not having either mummy or daddy around. This was a big, necessary event for them to experience, us dressing up and leaving the house without them. They had to follow the house rules independently and behave for their Grannie as they would if we were there...They were not amused that we 'abandoned' them for five hours. It felt like five minutes to us!
Remember not all lessons are found amongst book pages.
Here were two vital social skills the children were able to put into practice.
They had to modify their behaviour to match the fine dining experience, to prove they could be trusted with plates. They also had to carry on their daily routines without both parents for the first time in years, dealing with any feelings of separation anxiety on top with their natural anxiety in terms of a change in routine. They handled both skill sets admirably.
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