How we cope with the holidays?

We love the holidays.  A is a true social butterfly.  He enjoys the change in routine, the fact he can stay up late, the friends we have over and the party atmosphere.  I think he would have a party every day if he could.

The thing we don't like is that all his clubs and daytime activities stop.  We are just coming to the end of the Christmas holiday and some of his social activities have stopped for 3 weeks!!  While I appreciate that everyone deserves a christmas holiday I do think that more should be done to provide activities over the holiday times.  A lot of our young people like routines and structure and stopping for holidays makes things more anxious.  Although A isn't quite as bad as some for routine and doesn't get too stressed it can still be a bit upsetting for him.  He tends to know what day it is through what is happening i.e., college and youth club = Monday, college and football = Tuesday and so on.  All holiday I have been asked 'is it college tomorrow?, is it football?'  Sometimes repeatedly!!!

However, in general we have had some good times this holiday.  We have had friends over and family visiting.  We have been to the pantomime which all the boys loved (and the adults too), I will be glad to get everyone back to the routine of normal family life though, college, school, and packed lunches.   Roll on Monday!