how can you have more time with your kids?

yes thats true your son still needs your presence...why not take some time off and give him some good time by going to the park or a zoo and hang out in the mall and watch a movie,eat some ice cream and play video games that way there will be some good bonding between you and your son...just give him some good quality time with you around at least once a week...

Things are never a good replacement for the attention a parent can give to a child. Do you work because you have to? Or do you work to give him more things? If you have to then spend your free time with him because he will grow up and you will miss the best times of his life. You have time to sleep when he doesn't need your time as much.

When your kids are in the car with you, pay attention to them.If they are really little, sing silly songs with them, if they are older studies show that kids talk more freely with parents about serious things while riding in the car. When you go home, if you have to cook, or do chores, then find some way that the kids can help you. Let them do homework in the kitchen while you cook. Shut down some of the electronics, the movies, videos, music and t.v. Just be together.

Quality time is something you have to work at especaially when you are a working mom. My daughter and I read aloud to each other as part of her bed time ritual. Before she could read then I would just read to her. We don't spend a lot of time, usually between 15 and 30 minutes but it is a special time for us. We also try to play some sort of board or card game a couple times a month. This does take a little more time but it is so much fun and is worth it. We also play little games in the car when we are driving anywhere. things like, I'll say a word and you then have to say a word that starts with the last letter of the word the I said. Another one is one person gives 3 clues to what they are thinking of and the rest have to guess what it is. Usually we try to stick with things that we see while we are driving. If you can turn the time you spend together doing ordinary things into quality time you are on the right track.