mama falang

A tricky situation....I am the western mother of a half Thai son with another on the way... And I must say despite my knowledge and background in the field of education I have also been guilty of to much tv/ technology time over the past few months. Our son is two and a half and I have another bub on the way....and I'm exhausted! I definitely think the best place for your boy is at home with family. A few structured activities a week would definitely be good for his social interactions and may help your wife to make some friends, I'm sure she would like to have something on aswell.... Staying at home can be mind numbingly boring...maybe if u could sneak a few mornings in at home and do a couple of trial classes... Swimming lessons would be great! We have a relatively flexible routine and there are some occasions where he is up till 10pm... I would be very cautious of how you approach the subject with your wife... You need to let her know that she is a fantastic mother and that u appreciate all she does at home before suggesting any improvements!!! Then I would go on to say that u would like to have some more playtime with your son when your home from work so please could she not let him sleep past 3pm...etc... The joys of cross cultural parenting hey! I'm so laid back and into encouraging independence and my husband (also a chronic tv/phone addict!) is such a stress head and won't let my son make a peep or get dirty...he often says it's my job to raise our son and to do it the western way... Because it's better, I'm always very quick to remind him neither is better, just different, you just have to choose what elements work for you as a couple and be prepared to compromise! Good luck! Check out mama falang on Facebook some good bilingual resources