How to get DS to activities

[niccig]

DS starting springboard diving lessons this summer after doing it at camp. The coach told me to sign him up for the next level class. I got an email today saying they want him to skip the next level class and go to group 3. Issue is I have signed up for extra work one of those days. I may be able to change the extra work or not do it at all, or has anyone organized for someone to drive their child? I know one family that does swim team at the same pool, but they go later in the afternoon.

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[squimp]

Is it right after school? Can he ride a school bus there? Or a city bus? Can you ask the coach who else is on the team to carpool with?

We do this a lot. Either we carpool with other parents, or my DD rides an alternate school bus to her practices. Sometimes she ends up with extra time and she sits at the gym and does homework or (more likely) chats with other kids.

[AnnieW625]

A friend of mine (who lives in Torrance) uses Hop Skip Drive occasionally when they have had a driving issue, and has been very happy with the service; her daughter is 11 and going into 7th (will be 12 in November). I would do this with Dd1 if needed especially if it only once a week. We haven't run into this issue yet though. The city bus in our city is popular with middle to high school kids as well.


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[StantonHyde]

I have hired high school and college students to drive my kids when needed. I ask around at work and find somebody's kid/relative who is responsible.

[niccig]

No school buses and no public transport. The pool is located the next city over so unless there's a child also at DS's school, I'm not sure we can carpool. Hop Skip Drive doesn't service my area - it services all cities around me, but not the pick up city - I should call and ask why? I used to have a college aged sitter that would pick DS up and take him to soccer practice. This time I wouldn't need them to stay, but to just drop DS off as I can do pick up.

DS isn't so keen on skipping a level, so this may be moot. DH thinks we should push him as he has potential, but he doesn't like to do things he's not good at, and skipping a level means it will be harder. I told DH it's fine for him to say DS should do it when he's not willing to leave work and drive DS or to figure out how to get him there.


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ETA- Hop Skip Drive does service my city. Thanks Annie for the recommendation- your friend has been happy with it? If DS does decide to try the class, I'll also reach out to the mom with kids in swim team for car pool as she may know another family.

[jren]

We have issues with getting our two to two different activities that run at the same time. We've used my mom (not sure if you have family), dropped one kid off early to take other kid (doesn't really help in this case), and lastly DH leaves work early to drop one kid off. If it's just one day a week, could your DH drive him and then work from home the rest of the day?


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[niccig]

DH can never take DS anywhere or do anything with him until after 8pm or later some nights. It is an issue especially when DH wants DS to do things, but isn't there to make it happen.


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[trcy]

Uber? I, personally, would not be comfortable with it. But DH has said he has heard that many families use Uber to get their DCs to activities.


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[KrisM]

Do you have a local facebook group? We have a moms group and people will post that they need a ride for them, their kids, etc and others offer to help. There are always people willing to do a one time thing or a regular thing, it seems.

I'm guessing not, but is walking or biking a possibility?

[TwinFoxes]

I was going to suggest having him just not move up to that level, but maybe you've solved it with Hop Skip Drive.

[jren]

DH can never take DS anywhere or do anything with him until after 8pm or later some nights. It is an issue especially when DH wants DS to do things, but isn't there to make it happen.


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That stinks! We've had to just say no to some activities with our kids because we just can't get them there on a regular basis. If you tell his coach that he can't move up two levels because of transportation issues, maybe he will know of someone else in the program you could carpool with. Otherwise, I would just move him up the one level with the schedule that works for you and wouldn't feel a bit guilty. Family balance!


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[TwinFoxes]

Otherwise, I would just move him up the one level with the schedule that works for you and wouldn't feel a bit guilty. Family balance!


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Exactly!

[Kindra178]

It's obviously very different with three kids, but we have a sitter for that reason.


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[boolady]

It's obviously very different with three kids, but we have a sitter for that reason.


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We have one child, but have an after-school sitter for the exact same reason.

[niccig]

I contacted the mom whose kids are on swim team at the same pool, asking if she knows anyone that goes those days/times and her son has a class a little after DS's class starts. She said she'll take DS as she's going there anyways. I can do pick up and offered to bring her son home with us, but he stays on for training. I'll find a way to thank her if DS does go ahead with the class. I'll also keep hip skip drive in mind if we need help.


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