A day with mom or dad

 Spending the day with your kids is important, It will help you grow a closer relationship filled with trust and understanding. When you teach your child that they are important to you they will see you as important as well, they will listen better and trust you more. You don't have to spoil them at amazing pizza machine for this infact you will spend less face to face time with them. Spending time alone with each of your children doesn't have to break the bank.


Every month I try and spend a day with each one of my kids alone. Yesterday I spent the day with no errands or work or house cleaning. Which is hard for me, I kept the TV off which was hard to explain no Elmo today to my 19 month old. We played hide and seek and went to Krispy cream donuts. We made forts out of chairs, pillows and old blankets. We had such an awesome day! It doesn’t have to cost a lot, or even be something extravagant. My 14 year old and I will sit over brownie’s and hot chocolate at village in and just talk she catches me up on all the teenage gossip and drama going on in her world. I also try to do mini kids dates 5-10 mins each every day or every other day. This just gives each kids the time they need and crave. I can schedule it so when they are pulling on your leg during dinner I can say remember 530 is your time we’ll talk then. This is awesome when you’re on the phone or to busy to stop right at that second. But taking this little time everyday lets your kids know how special and loved each of them are.

Fun places to take them, now burger king and McDonald’s place places are always fun and cheap but not much one on one time. Better to do time at home actually playing and then a small snack where you guys can have face to face time. At home you can bake cookies or make fun snacks. Make sure you don't make the cookies and actually let them pour out the premeasured cups into the bowl and help stir and stuff. This makes it so much more fun for them, and makes one on one time a lot more special. And then sitting their eating cookies knowing full well they really helped make the cookies make those taste that much sweeter, and how big they are just like mom. These are the times they will remember. I try for a once a week special time, sometimes I will take my teenager out for lunch during school .She loves this. At first I thought she might be upset about missing her social hour with her friends but she really treasures it plus it is so much better than the lunch the serve at school or bag lunch. However you do and once a week or once a month your kids will remember it and really appreciate it, and so will you.