Comments on: Dating your kids: Highly recommended

By: The Family Dinner: Is it “All That”? | PhD in Parenting

The Family Dinner: Is it “All That”? | PhD in Parenting — Mon, 30 May 2011 03:05:11 +0000

[...] without anyone else trying to speak on top of us or asking for “more ketchup.” These dates with my kids, like bedtime, are true opportunities to [...]

By: Isil

Isil — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 21:08:24 +0000

sounds like you had a great time. my daughter is 4 and my son has just turned 1. we haven’t had a date yet but I miss spending one to one time with my daughter. as the baby boy is getting older, I think we can start to try very soon, even if it’s for an hour or so.

By: Pirra

Pirra — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 19:57:13 +0000

I think all those moments that we channel all our attention, energy and love into one child are amazing. I don’t think it makes you a ‘better’ parent one on one. You’re just more able to be a ‘concentrated’ parent who doesn’t also have to deal thirty other distractions. It’s all those distractions that make the one on one time so special when you get it.

I don’t get nearly enough one on one time with my middle child. Which I hope wn’t lead to middle child syndrome. (My sister and my Dh’s sister both have it and really, it just makes us hang even more shit on them)

Thanks for the timely reminder that I really need to schedule some time with my son.

By: Lorette Lavine

Lorette Lavine — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 17:08:35 +0000

Love this…my girls are 30 and 32 and I still love going out with them separately. Both are unique but together it is sometimes overwhelming…not much different than when they were little ones. Your post brought back memories for me …thank you for sharing.

By: WFPP Guest Post: Can Mama Bear Let Go? « Raising My Boychick

WFPP Guest Post: Can Mama Bear Let Go? « Raising My Boychick — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 06:01:04 +0000

[...] my experience, yes…mama bear can let go. But maybe not forever. I go on dates with my kids to reconnect. I need extended vacations with my kids to deepen and strengthen our relationship [...]

By: Juliette

Juliette — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:43:49 +0000

I haven’t had a “date” with my daughter since her brother was born 6 months ago (already!). We feel strongly about a small baby being with his mother, and plus I don’t want to pump! But now he’s a bit older, I’m looking forward to some one-on-one time with her.

I’ve been wondering about Walking with Dinosaurs – my daughter adores dinos, but she’s also a very sensitive child – I don’t know whether to risk it or not…

By: Meei

Meei — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 23:40:26 +0000

“It exhausts me.”

That’s exactly how I feel with children 20 months apart.

I am also a better mommy one-on-one.

This post you wrote really make me smile. Great Job.

By: Cynthia

Cynthia — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:33:14 +0000

Sometimes it’s hard for me to be patient with just one, I can’t even imagine two right now. I was just reading about this mom about how she deals with teaching her toddler to be patient. http://bloomingtonbirth.org/blog/2010/08/30/patience/

By: A working mom seeks balance | PhD in Parenting

A working mom seeks balance | PhD in Parenting — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 19:58:44 +0000

[...] Dates with my kids. I try to set aside some special dates with my kids. Sometimes my husband brings my daughter in to meet me for lunch. Every once in a while my son and I go out for an early dinner after school before going home. On weekends, I try to carve off half days to go out and do special activities like a walk or a visit to a museum with one or both of the kids. In the summer, I took Mondays off and often spent the day out and about with one kid or the other going to the park, stopping at a cafe for a snack, visiting the bookstore, having an ice cream, etc. When we just stay home and hang out, we do get some time together but that is often combined with doing the laundry, checking e-mail, cooking meals, cleaning up, and all the other things that get in the way of focusing on each other. [...]

By: Rebecca

Rebecca — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:59:48 +0000

We take turns being alone/doing activities with each since the babe came. She’s only 6 months so I get a lot more alone time with her right now, but I make a point of taking my near 3 yr old shopping with me, to play classes etc. to be alone. He does groceries/special trips with daddy and when I”m with him, the baby is with daddy. We’re lucky with my dh on parental leave, we can balance it quite well.

Great post, and a reminder that our little ones are little people.