Hi guys 
I have a three year old brother that kinda turned into a couch potato already
I really want him to get active and invigorated in some way because I turned from childhood tv junkie into a college couch potato. I kinda was hoping for some fun and (cheap) creative ideas. Maybe a website might help or even your experience (I'd really like that). Anything like easy outdoor games that keep him interested because you know how that goes (he's finds the mud more interesting if bored). And fun indoor games that involve creativity and evoke some brain cells to bounce around. I guess I'm asking for parenting advice because I want him to have an easy time when he gets to kindergarten. My community is pretty "well-off" and really takes education highly and manages to really give a lot of opportunities in life and education for their kids; which I appreciate. I was a socially awkward kid and my parents, they are wonderful, don't socialize a lot either. We don't know a lot of people with young children aside from my aunt that visits us with her kids like once or twice a month. Anyway I just want my brother to feel comfortable about meeting others and suggestions would be great; oh he goes to a preschool but I don't want to be awkward and say to the parents your kid and my brother should be friends...Hellooo. I guess I want him to develop his self esteem and tell him "hey it's ok to be yourself especially now when your a kid." This was a really tough life lesson for me to learn and I hope my brother can learn to laugh at himself a little. This is kinda an awkward entry but I'm ready for the challenge and I hope my parents too. My brother is a sweet kid and I just want him to be at ease with himself, he genuinely has a beautiful smile and eyes that really light up and some poop humor (why do kids always have to laugh about poop?). I was thinking about passing my interests to him like art and reading and music. Music is lovely and I would like to know some ways I can incorporate it in his life... like patting some drums or dancing or whatever.
Right now I enjoy reading to him at night sometimes and he really likes it and says the cutest things like "I wanna be a princess...I wanna be a king." I do little things I can but Barny and American Idol are such good babysitters, ha ha.
Thank you guys for reading this; I honestly would accept any kinda response...but don't get lazy (just kidding). My brother is really wonderful and I don't want his memories of childhood to be Elmo's giggles.. however cute they may be (not dissing Elmo). Life is really beautiful and doing the same thing every day at home can be boring for my brother.
I have a three year old brother that kinda turned into a couch potato already
I really want him to get active and invigorated in some way because I turned from childhood tv junkie into a college couch potato. I kinda was hoping for some fun and (cheap) creative ideas. Maybe a website might help or even your experience (I'd really like that). Anything like easy outdoor games that keep him interested because you know how that goes (he's finds the mud more interesting if bored). And fun indoor games that involve creativity and evoke some brain cells to bounce around. I guess I'm asking for parenting advice because I want him to have an easy time when he gets to kindergarten. My community is pretty "well-off" and really takes education highly and manages to really give a lot of opportunities in life and education for their kids; which I appreciate. I was a socially awkward kid and my parents, they are wonderful, don't socialize a lot either. We don't know a lot of people with young children aside from my aunt that visits us with her kids like once or twice a month. Anyway I just want my brother to feel comfortable about meeting others and suggestions would be great; oh he goes to a preschool but I don't want to be awkward and say to the parents your kid and my brother should be friends...Hellooo. I guess I want him to develop his self esteem and tell him "hey it's ok to be yourself especially now when your a kid." This was a really tough life lesson for me to learn and I hope my brother can learn to laugh at himself a little. This is kinda an awkward entry but I'm ready for the challenge and I hope my parents too. My brother is a sweet kid and I just want him to be at ease with himself, he genuinely has a beautiful smile and eyes that really light up and some poop humor (why do kids always have to laugh about poop?). I was thinking about passing my interests to him like art and reading and music. Music is lovely and I would like to know some ways I can incorporate it in his life... like patting some drums or dancing or whatever. Right now I enjoy reading to him at night sometimes and he really likes it and says the cutest things like "I wanna be a princess...I wanna be a king." I do little things I can but Barny and American Idol are such good babysitters, ha ha.
Thank you guys for reading this; I honestly would accept any kinda response...but don't get lazy (just kidding). My brother is really wonderful and I don't want his memories of childhood to be Elmo's giggles.. however cute they may be (not dissing Elmo). Life is really beautiful and doing the same thing every day at home can be boring for my brother.