Something you will do for your kids you wish your parent did for you when you were in school? Make life easier! Share your ideas with others!

Yes I have poster board assignment trauma 😭

that's genius!!! stealing that idea!!

@Parker 又 dude I need this my fridge is covered in scribble paper

-im always the first one waiting in her class playground at home time. My daughter is very sensitive and she just would panic if she didn’t see me straight away or I was late. -i religiously read every news bulletin and email so ive always got bake sale, non uniform, ice lolly/pizza day money! And we aren’t forgetting any dress up days! - ill always go over and above for dress up days, projects, anything you need for or to do for school ill do it/help with it. -ive got a very artistic little girl and I try to put every picture she makes on the fridge, walls in the kitchen/in frames so hopefully she knows how proud we are and how much we love seeing her art work around!

Also I like to help out her class and get involved when they need to. Recently they asked for parents to come in and help make superhero capes and only me and my daughters best friends mum came in. She was SO proud and was showing me off to everyone and kept saying “Miss… did you know my mummy is really creative just like me?” Or “isn’t my mummy really good at that?” And I could just tell it meant a lot to her i was there 😢

@Emilie aweeee my mom worked so much and couldn’t be a SAHM but I would’ve LOVED for this as a kid. She tried her hardest but just having my mom in class with me to show off would’ve been so cool! I also will make sure all the dress up days are so fun and she always has money in school!

Go above and beyond to be there and support my kids in every way possible. Growing up, I’d be in choir or something and none of my family members attended besides a few but that was ONE time.

I wish they were more involved in my school. Like there was always moms chaperoning on field trips and making sweets for the class parties. My mom was too busy for that.

@Rema yes, this too. Be more involved with school but overall, be involved with everything.

Get me the help I needed! They just assumed I was lazy and undisciplined instead of seeing if there was a different reason behind my struggles in school. Also, I will always choose what’s best for my kids even if it’s not convenient. Both my kids are now in a virtual school and they are thriving so much more in school and in life since the switch

@Jessica I feel this. I was very bad at math. I just forgot after learning it so I failed most my test. I wish my mom did more for that.

I’m going to get my baby more toys that are just toys. Like Sylvania families, and cuddly toys, etc My parents were brill but preferred to get us arts and craft things, or experiences.

This is a great idea lol

I will try to be more involved in school activities and the parents association.

@Jessica may I ask why did you switch to a virtual school? X

@𝔾𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕖 my children are neurodivergent (recently diagnosed autistic) our local schools were not interested in helping or finding solutions to the issues they had with my kids or the kids had in school. When I tried to advocate for them their was a lot of push back. I explained my son was bored and not being challenged and they did nothing to help with that. I explained that the reason they had more difficulties with him was due to them taking his support teach from him and instead of reimplementing that accommodation they just continued to complain and write him up for behaviors. When I explained my daughter was having difficulties they said it’s not affecting her grades so they weren’t goin to look into it.

@𝔾𝕚𝕤𝕖𝕝𝕝𝕖 eventually i just got tired of them dismissing my concerns or solutions.

I saw a video the other day and me and my husband agreed to do it, a field trip fund, we grew up not being able to do many of the school trips and we want our kids to have the opportunity to go. We'll throw whatever amount we can into it whenever we can and never touch it unless there's a school trip

@Parker 又 we have those frames and my little one loves to color and change them out. Ahahaha it's hella cute because it's just scribbles but she is so proud to say she drew it when someone comes and asks who made them 🤣

-I'm always going to day yes to one outting for her and a friend on the weekend. She can go bowling, the movies, happy hr at a little restaurant, grab snacks for a park hang... -if there's a birthday party she wants to go to we're going and I'll make sure we grab a little gift. -she can have a friend sleep over any weekend (if we aren't travelling somewhere). -if we go on a cool vacation and she asks to bring a friend I'm happy to reach out to the parent to see if that's an option. - if she goes somewhere and needs me to get her, it's always a yes. Whether that's at 7p, 2am, 4a, idc. I won't ask questions. We'll talk about it and go from there after some sleep.

If we can afford it, I want to travel more. My parents didn't do any huge trips because they didn't want to spend the money till we could remember. So we did two cruises in high school and then we were all off to college and moved away and so I feel like they missed out on getting to travel with us ☹️ My mom and I went to England together and my mom and sister did Italy together, but we never got to do the whole family thing and I wish we went when we were younger too. We did one family trip to the Bahamas in college and that was our last family trip. Don't get me wrong, I have a ton of great memories with my family going on more local trips! But I have this desire to travel to new places and I want my kids to experience that!!!

I think I'd do everything different my dad did for me as he wasn't a very active parent. -so I'd be there for my child early before they come out. -I'd make sure they have spare supplies so when they are doing their homework they don't need to stress that they've run out of an item. -I'd make sure they have a little homework/study area for them to sit in peace and focus. There's so many things I'd do different, I can't sit here and name them all! ☺️

Tracking homework and homework help. Not to be a tyrant about it ofc. I grew up with a single mother to 4 children, she dove into her work to be sure to provide for us. We never fell behind on gadgets or toys etc (and we grew up in a semi posh part of sweden) but it did also mean she wasn't home much. I always did well in school and found it easy and I've turned out okay but I definitely could have done better with some guidance. I don't blame her or anything she did what she needed to do at the time to keep a roof above us and she's still able to help me or any of my brothers financially to some degree if we need it urgently. But me and my husband are two, I want my children to have the support that me (and my single mum) didn't have!

My son has posters up around on his walls and door. i wasn't allowed that other than that, I was free to do everything, and our house was always fully stocked i had everything and anything i wanted and needed for school didn't miss out on anything i was very lucky. My son doesn't get homework/projects/assignments due to his IEP, so I never had to worry about that. Thank goodness because I know i would be that mum.

@🩷 Patience 🩷 That's brilliant!! I'm definitely going to do that! Along with a drawer with different birthday cards and some generic kid gifts for last minute parties! Put their artwork up, set aside time to help with homework (currently just a reader), have meaningful chats with them after school not just "how was your day". Always attend the assembly's. Have a good relationship with the teachers, admin staff, and other parents. Regular eye tests as well.