Comments on: Spending Time With Our Kids, Seems Easy Right? http://fromonemomtoanother.com/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/ Nurturing Moms from Marriage to Motherhood & Everything in Between! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 05:38:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Emma http://fromonemomtoanother.com/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-17242 Emma Sat, 22 Sep 2007 09:11:06 +0000 http://1smartmom.com/index.php/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-17242 Great post, very thought provoking. My daughter is in school now, I'm no longer living with her dad, and wonder why it seems like there's not enough time to spend with her, run my business, clean the house and make sure there's dinner on the table. I've decided recently to do the best I can every day. No one can ask more from me! Found you by stumbling. Great post, very thought provoking. My daughter is in school now, I’m no longer living with her dad, and wonder why it seems like there’s not enough time to spend with her, run my business, clean the house and make sure there’s dinner on the table. I’ve decided recently to do the best I can every day. No one can ask more from me! Found you by stumbling.

]]> By: kimita http://fromonemomtoanother.com/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-15401 kimita Sun, 22 Jul 2007 23:17:34 +0000 http://1smartmom.com/index.php/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-15401 this is a great reminder of why moms have chosen to stay at home with their kids...thanks for reminding me of this! i get so frazzled when there are a million chores to do that i forget that my son just wants me to hang out with him! sometimes he'll help with laundry (like dumping all of the clean clothes out!) when i walk away from him to do laundry or something, he soon looks for me and wonders why i left. i do agree though that being here is important for him, even if i'm not spending every minute with him. thanks for this! this is a great reminder of why moms have chosen to stay at home with their kids…thanks for reminding me of this! i get so frazzled when there are a million chores to do that i forget that my son just wants me to hang out with him! sometimes he’ll help with laundry (like dumping all of the clean clothes out!) when i walk away from him to do laundry or something, he soon looks for me and wonders why i left. i do agree though that being here is important for him, even if i’m not spending every minute with him. thanks for this!

]]> By: Stephanie http://fromonemomtoanother.com/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-15355 Stephanie Sun, 22 Jul 2007 05:41:29 +0000 http://1smartmom.com/index.php/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-15355 That's so true. It can be hard sometimes making enough time for the kids. I like to try for time to do special projects with mine. We made Play Dough today, for example. For me another challenge can be keeping things balanced between the kids. My 5 year old is very bright and independent, while my 2-1/2 year old just plain needs a lot more, especially as we are just about to start speech therapy. My oldest has had to be very patient with the extras my son has needed through the past couple years. One of the things I do is remember that doing things together really helps. It doesn't all have to be play either. Anything you're doing where you can talk can help. I cook with my kids, have them help with chores and so forth. We also try for the occasional special outing with one child with Mommy, the other with Daddy. Gives each something special without leaving the other out. Lets us cope with their differing interests too. That’s so true. It can be hard sometimes making enough time for the kids. I like to try for time to do special projects with mine. We made Play Dough today, for example.

For me another challenge can be keeping things balanced between the kids. My 5 year old is very bright and independent, while my 2-1/2 year old just plain needs a lot more, especially as we are just about to start speech therapy. My oldest has had to be very patient with the extras my son has needed through the past couple years.

One of the things I do is remember that doing things together really helps. It doesn’t all have to be play either. Anything you’re doing where you can talk can help. I cook with my kids, have them help with chores and so forth.

We also try for the occasional special outing with one child with Mommy, the other with Daddy. Gives each something special without leaving the other out. Lets us cope with their differing interests too.

]]> By: GoalGuru.com http://fromonemomtoanother.com/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-15231 GoalGuru.com Thu, 19 Jul 2007 17:17:37 +0000 http://1smartmom.com/index.php/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-15231 Sometimes I think that it's the first 15 minutes that matter most. The first 15 minutes in the morning, the first 15 minutes when you get home from somewhere, the 15 minutes at the dinner table, and the last 15 minutes before bed. I know, I know, I don't have any children, so that may make disqualify me here, but I think if the first 15 minutes of interaction are spent really connecting, eye to eye, cheek to cheek, heart to heart, it can make all the difference in the world. It also helps to learn each child's unique love language. I sat down with everyone in my family, my bros and sis, mom and all nieces and nephews and we figured out each individual's "love language." (book: The Five Love Languages). That way we knew how to connect with each other better. I know mine is quality time. :) Love your kids and live your dreams, Jill Koenig http://www.GoalGuru.com Sometimes I think that it’s the first 15 minutes that matter most. The first 15 minutes in the morning, the first 15 minutes when you get home from somewhere, the 15 minutes at the dinner table, and the last 15 minutes before bed. I know, I know, I don’t have any children, so that may make disqualify me here, but I think if the first 15 minutes of interaction are spent really connecting, eye to eye, cheek to cheek, heart to heart, it can make all the difference in the world.

It also helps to learn each child’s unique love language. I sat down with everyone in my family, my bros and sis, mom and all nieces and nephews and we figured out each individual’s “love language.” (book: The Five Love Languages). That way we knew how to connect with each other better.

I know mine is quality time. :)

Love your kids and live your dreams,

Jill Koenig
http://www.GoalGuru.com

]]> By: Holly Schwendiman http://fromonemomtoanother.com/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-15226 Holly Schwendiman Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:28:04 +0000 http://1smartmom.com/index.php/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-15226 It does seem easy and end up being harder. But to our credit I've noticed that my kids pick up on a lot just by me being home too. They mimick behaivors and habits that aren't all bad. I've also found that simply stopping whatever I'm doing for 5 minutes to do a puzzle or read a book, play a game, etc. can do SO much for all of us! Which has helped me turn it into an equation of quality time versus quantity. :) Works for me. Great article. Hugs, Holly It does seem easy and end up being harder. But to our credit I’ve noticed that my kids pick up on a lot just by me being home too. They mimick behaivors and habits that aren’t all bad. I’ve also found that simply stopping whatever I’m doing for 5 minutes to do a puzzle or read a book, play a game, etc. can do SO much for all of us! Which has helped me turn it into an equation of quality time versus quantity. :) Works for me. Great article.

Hugs,
Holly

]]> By: Kelly http://fromonemomtoanother.com/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-15219 Kelly Thu, 19 Jul 2007 13:08:38 +0000 http://1smartmom.com/index.php/2007/07/19/spending-time-with-our-kids-seems-easy-right/#comment-15219 Oh so true and very important. And if you purpose to do this there will be days that your house will be a wreck. But it is ok. You can not get that time back with your child, but the laundry will always be there. I have built a foundation out of those days with my 9 year old. He is starting to deal with "bigger" kid issues. And he is coming to me to talk about them. Pay off, big time. Oh so true and very important. And if you purpose to do this there will be days that your house will be a wreck. But it is ok. You can not get that time back with your child, but the laundry will always be there. I have built a foundation out of those days with my 9 year old. He is starting to deal with “bigger” kid issues. And he is coming to me to talk about them. Pay off, big time.

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