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“I usually recommend is to shift the attention to creating a joyful, loving, cheerful, engaging environment at home based on hobbies, interests and what really excites the children. I also usually suggest that focussing on areas like play, food, craft, art, outings, movies, shows, play dates, gaming, music, trip to museums, parks, woods, hikes, biking, or other such non-academic pursuits takes the edge off this 'sense of being irresponsible'.“

I want to second this. I don’t think I ever used the word irresponsible to describe what I’m feeling a lot of the time but that is exactly what I am trying to move through. Focusing on all of activities you’ve mentioned here helps me a lot also. Focusing on being engaged in the joy with them, as well as capitalizing on the bits of time sprinkled throughout the day where they are questioning the world around them helps me immensely to redirect those disruptive thoughts and feelings. For example, my son got stung by a wasp at the park a couple of weeks ago. It was very painful for him and he was terrified in the moment, but after the pain subsided and he knew he was going to be okay, he asked me a ton of questions about wasps. We learned about them together. While I don’t recommend anyone get stung by a wasp, there are lots of these learning opportunities throughout the day that present themselves just by living our lives and changing our environment. There are many opportunities for me to lean into the learning that IS happening, vs. focusing on what they’re not learning.