u/Affectionate-Let-979

My partner and I don’t really have close friends or family around us. Could this negatively affect my child?

She’s 3 years old and, for now, she’s very sociable. She’s friends with everyone in her daycare group and loves her educators. She talks easily to shopkeepers, neighbors, etc. But I worry that she lacks a wider support circle. My family lives in another country and we don’t talk very often. We call my parents about once a month. She’s starting to say that she misses them and wants to see them often. I’m worried she might feel a bit lonely or wish she had more people around her.

The thing is, I personally feel very fine without friends. I have a lot of activities and a demanding job, I interact with many people, and I neither have the desire nor the time to use my little free time maintaining friendships. So it’s mostly just “the three of us.”

Do I need to change this so she grows up with a more “classic” social environment, or is there a risk she could become antisocial?

I’m doing my PPL in a modular program. I can only fly on weekends, and I always book three flights : Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Since March, I’ve only flown 5 hours. I’m very motivated and I know we have no control over the weather. My instructor has cancelled three times for personal reasons, and of course, they’re human.

I’m trying not to get frustrated. I review my lessons a lot before each flight, I’ve printed out a cockpit layout, and I go over the checklist and even practice radio calls every day. I’m a bit nervous in flight, but it’s getting better (only 5 hours so far). I’m aware of my weaknesses and I’m trying to correct them, for example, I tend to look too much at my instruments and then I get a bit lost geographically.

What can I do to improve effectively without being able to fly more? I can’t stop working during the week. I’m not in a rush, but I know that flying less than 2 hours per week will slow my progress. Any advice?