Quality time.
By bobbyjoe143
@bobbyjoe143 (1287)
November 25, 2008 4:52am CST
Do you feel you spend enough “quality time” with your child or children?
I try my best to set aside enough time to make sure my son knows he is loved and wanted, we have 30-60 minutes every evening together, just me and him when I read to him at bedtime (he is 10 and we read novels rather that kiddy books, so some chapters can take quite some time).
At weekends, my partner and I play games with him, like monopoly or card games and in summer my partner and I spend time out in the garden with him or take him for days out.
When it comes to school holidays, my son and I sometimes go to see my mother and then he gets time with both me and my mum.
I only ever get someone to baby sit him about twice a year so that I can go out for an adult evening (for a meal, the cinema or to the pub), so I feel I definitely spend a lot of “quality time” with my son.
What sorts of things do you do with your kids when you spend time with them?
3 responses
@bobbyjoe143 (1287)
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25 Nov 08
my son doesn't get homework yet, next year he will though, and then i know most of my time will be spent trying to get him to do it!
@poseynralph (18)
• United States
26 Nov 08
I am a single mom, I'm 19 years old and my son is 3. We live by ourself but still do not get much time together. I am a full time college student, I work part time, and I live alone. It gets so hard! When I do get to spend time with him we usually go out alot, fourwheeling, fishing, hunting, camping, shopping, and all sorts of things. It breaks my heart because as soon as we get home he always hugs me and says something along the line of mommy I missed you so much, I don't want you to go to school! But I always tell him that when I get out of school everything will be better and we want have to struggle like we have been.
@thedaddym (1731)
• United States
25 Nov 08
We eat dinner together every night as a family, so we talk a lot during dinner, and sometimes sit after dinner is done and talk. Sometimes we will make specific trips to go on as a family to spend the day together. Sometimes we will watch something on TV together, and I will cuddle with one of them. Sometimes I will sit and do homework with one of them. They all like to ride on the riding lawn mower with me sometimes or help me do lawn work just so they can be out there with me. I like it when they do this.
