Schedule

Last month, my youngest son wrote down his plans for a particular Saturday. It went like this:

8:40. Oatmeal.
9:00. Ask to go to bookstore.
10:00. Ask for screen time. Yes or no.
10:35. Run back and forth.
10:55. Read.
11:30. Run back and forth.
11:40. Read.
12:00. Lunch.
12:10. Play.
12:30 or 40. Read.
1:00. Play.
1:30 or 40. Run back and forth.
1:50. Read.
2:10. Play.
2:30. Screen time.
3:00. Snack.

When you have a day to yourself, what does it look like? Would others delight at reading your schedule? When it includes, “run back and forth,” is it literal? (For a seven-year-old, it certainly is.)

Do you schedule enough time for play? If not, you might consider an adjustment.