how often do you spend bonding times with your kids?

As far as my family is concerned My parents are so bonded with us. their is no need of spending a seperate time for us. we are naturally too bonded

Family is the case, then have a lot of trivial things, but the family is to hard to build. For women, the family business is the cause of her life. Although I think these things take a lot of energy and time, but is worth it. Because it is a safe haven for your entire life. A member of one of your closest relatives.

it is my children summer vacation and they are all the house. we do have more time to bond we watch dvd, play the ps and do lot of things together. we clean the house together, cook together, eat together and laugh a lot together. my children are all teens now so it is much easier to talk to them now than they are toodlers.

my daughter is 2 and we are often left at home by ourselves. she loves to 'read' which means looking at picture books while i make a story out of it. its really fun being with her. i also allow her to watch television during the time slots of her favorite tom & jerry cartoons... she asks a lot of questions that when its my time to watch my shows, she is still with me. When im cooking, she pitches in by handing me some things like salt shaker, etc. On weekends, we just have lunch together and talk. Random q & a. Then in the afternoon we say "hi" to the plants and flowers in the garden...

I've found out through my experiences with my children that the bonding can't be planned. A parent could think, "ok, from 4:00 to 6:30 I'm going to play with my child and bond with them." I prefer spur of the moment things. Some of my daughter's favorite things are late night trips to Wal Mart, unplanned trips to parks and such, and her very favorite thing is spending our summers at the pool at our apartment complex. Think back about your own childhood and some of the best memories you have with your parents. Unless it was a family vacation or something, I doubt very seriously they were thinking, "my child will always remember this moment." The same holds true for your children. As the old saying goes..."you never know when you're making a memory."

Everyday I share some time to my kids,when I go home I make it a habit that we eat together and we stay at the same room when sleeping.We watch tv and dvd ans go to the mall to play games.I also make it a point to go out with them at least once a month.

Dear friend, As per the court order I do get only few hours every Saturday to spend time with my 2 years old daughter, that too once in a month. As the person whom I had married have been divorced. But the child is my own I would get this time form 10.00 am to 12.00 noon. Once in a month. This time I enjoy the most happiest time in my life. But my daughter never comes to me as the rest of days she is with her mother family who never likes to see my daughter being with me. I really know what time values when I rarely get my child with me.

I feel the same way..I am a stay at home mother and my husband works during the same hours that my kids are in school. I really like having it this way that way we can all be together throughout the evening for things like dinner, baths and bed. I think now a days so many parents are more involved into the jobs or careers that the kids get put on the back burner. My kids may not have all the great things that some of their friends due but they have their parents here every day for when they need them. In my opinion when my kids get older and think back to their childhood I want then to remember all our family time. They aren't going to remember all those toys they had that these parents have bought by working all the time, all they will remember is that mom and dad weren't there. Family time is a great thing...and I only wish that more parents would or could realize that. There are times where my kids would like to do more things but we try to do as much as we can even if it is just enjoying a good movie, throwing the ball around in the back yard or playing school with my daughter..those are the times I enjoy the most.

i am actually a stay at home mom. i choose to stay at home instead of working a day to day job because for me it is crucial for a child to grow up with his/her parents around to guide him/her. at least one of the parents should be home to watch the child make those inevitable little and big mistakes, to be able to teach them what is right from wrong, and be there to encourage them when they need it. to suffer with them when they're hurt and to celebrate their little victories when they happen, minute though they may seem, but to these little people, we mean the world to them! they never asked to be born, we chose to have them exist, we owe them at least this much love and even more if we can. and i choose to be here rather than not. so how often do i spend bonding time with our kids? how could i possibly keep count :)

I like to spend time with my kids at every chance I get, even if I have to put aside something I have to do. My daughters are 8 and 9 and I believe that this is a critical time for them to receive as much attention, caring and love as they can get. I make it a point to sit down and talk to them or just hold them in my arms many times during the day and show them that they are loved and more important than anything else in the whole wide world. I know that they will grow up to be happy individuals who will care for others and I hope that one day they will be able to love their children as much - children deserve every good thing we can possibly provide them with, especially our attention and love.

i agree with you that we should share more time with our families.but every family is specialy from others.my be they need to go to many places and do many chores to maintain their lives

it depends on the situation, if the family is not that well off, then we can expect mom and dad are always not at home and are working their butts off to earn for the kids and the family. im a stay at home mom... bonding with my kids is always everyday... sometimes they get tired of me already, and i get tired of them... lol... kidding aside, me and my kids loves swimming a lot, so every now and then, we go for a swim, i teach them stuff and they would teach me in return... we have so much fun memories on swimming together. but most of the time, i let them go out, to learn things all by themselves. for me, i dont find it healthy if my kids will only play with me. but it is a must here that we all eat together, on the table, with seating arrangement =). and while eating talk about things... this is bonding too, as they share their thoughts to us.

My kids are my world. I try to spend every waking moment with them that I possibly can. Luckly it works out that when they are home, I am home. Last weekend my husband and I took out kids to this amazing Fort in our hometown. The kids thought it was so amazing. After that we ventured over to a museum and their faces lite up when they saw and read certain things. It was great. I love being with my children. Instead of me teaching them, they teach me more. Being with my kids always bring joy to my life. Time is precious because one never knows how much they have. I have 3 kids so I have this schedule with them when it comes to bed time. One day I will spend a few minutes tucking them in and I rotate every night and they love it. My children are my future and I am so grateful to have them in my life.

every week i go home to spend some time with my parents,which will enhance over love and relation.i think ti's a good way to communicate but as a result of generation gap,we sometimes quarrel with each other and we try to conciliate each other so that the quarrel wont be too bitter.