Working Mothers...

im not sure how old ur kids are but if they are still a bit younger here is something my mom used to do with me when i was little and i loved it and it helped her relax more all at the same time.. she would lay down on her belly and i would take my finger and draw things on her back.. and then she would have to guess what i drew.. then she would draw something on my back and id have to guess it (was always something simple like a house or a sun or something).. but was very relaxing!

well , spending time with your children means different things to different people. to some it might mean taking them out to games or walking in the park . to others it might just be lazing around at home and relaxing.i do a bit of both. the oldest girls want to be with their friends at weekends and as long as they are happy. however we will watch a film together on saturday nights or have dinner. my son is playstation mad and football mad so he like doing his own thing but my husband takes him swimming every thursday night. i take him to his scout camp and shopping with me . i think if they re happy dont worry about it.

We really are different in case, 34momma because I don't have a full time work so I really spend my day with my daughter. I do have an online work sometimes and I do that in the evening when she is atsleep or even at the day, I do it when she's around with me. It's very straining to do a lot of jobs even I am not at your position I feel the time to relax too. How old are your kids? If you want you can take your kids to a park in that you can relax too or even take them on a play center where kids are able to play while you are waiting for them, they could meet another friend too. You can try to relax at a spa for an hour and after you go back you and your kids can enjoy mall hopping or mall shopping. Sometimes people will say that choose your priority and of course your kids are your priority but then what will happen if you don't work. It's a matter of time management, how about you put a schedule that saturdays are for you to relax and sunday would be for your kids or family. Goodluck! :)

granted I only have one child, but i try to spend time with him. I always make time around 7 at night for him, i give him a bath, then read him a book or two and tuck him into bed. Now trying to split your time up between may be a little harder. Always make time to have a dinner together is the best advice i can give to you.

I was a single parent for years and years. When you feel that you hae to sit around and relax, that is what you do. If the kids need an activity then you take them for a walk or you have someone available for them ot go run off steam with. Ther is no reason for feeling bad because you insist on having a sane life. It is good for children to see how to relax and spend their time quietly as oppposed to haveing to be entertained and active very second of the day.

I know where you're coming from. I'm a SAHM now, but for years I was a working mother. Nothing is more difficult, trying to balance work and family. All I can suggest is that you try to make the hours that you do spend with your children really count. Play with them, read to them, make dinner together. Children love to help in the kitchen! Surprise them on the weekends with a special day. Children are easy to please, and sometimes all they really want is to spend time with Mommy. Because you're so busy Monday through Friday, the weekends are an important time for you to spend time with them. Try to do it now because they grow up fast and you won't get these precious years back. Good luck!

Well, I work from home but put in many hours. I don't know your situation but... Is it possible to outsource or delegate some of the things that you have to do on a regular basis to free up some of you time? Maybe you could spend time doing some things around the house and get your kids involved. Make a game of it to them (I don't know how old they are). Movie nights are a great idea. That is one thing I do quite regularly with my kids. They also love it when I actually take an hour to stop and play a video game with them. Just a few ideas...good luck

I was having that same problem when was working days.I am a single mother of three and everything is on me.I would had to do everything when i got off work cook,homework,deal with issues and everything and then when the weekend came all i wanted to do was rest.I switched to overnignt and now things are alot different and way better than before.I have plenty of time for my children now.I am not worn out or anything.I hope you work something out but also remember you are entitled to your rest.So please dont feel to bad okay.Take care.

my sis works outside and she doesn't end up having much time for the kids,..very hard..when i was married i worked from home and had to cook and cklean for over 20 people a day..i never enjoyed my son's childhood much..i feel so sad about that...i wasn't given the chance to be a real mum..

Here's what I do once in awhile to spend the day with my children. I get them each a cheap instant camera and we go for a walk and they each fill up their cameras then we go drop it off at the 1 hr photo place. While we are waiting for our pictures we go to the dollar store and pick up a piece of poster board each and some stickers.. or little things to decorate the board with. We usually have a quick snack downtown. Then we pick up the pictures and head home. When we get home, we sit and create a little collage or a scrapbook page with our pictures from that day. I put them away after a couple weeks. I'm going to save them all and give it back to them when they have their own children.

Well I am a single father, my son is 12 and I really feel like we dont have much time to spend together. So I know just what you mean. I try and bribe him but it still doesnt make me feel that great. So when you find out a very good solution I want to know also