Ever since our son was born (he is seven months old now) I havent been able to spend enough time with my daughter and I feel really guilty. I know it hurts her, and I want to be able to better balance my time between the two... Is there any fun Mother and Daughter activities that we can do together at home... I never want my child to feel like I love her less just because the baby requires more attention sometimes... I am a SAHM and my husband works nights and sleeps of the day. So I am juggling the time between the two by myself... My daughter loves to draw and she loves pictures, well she loves to do anything with mom but do any of you have suggestions on some activities that I can do with her to let her know that I still love her and want to spend time with her... I try as much as possible to let her know she is special and loved, but I feel it isnt enough... so any suggestions you could give to me I would love to hear them... thanx a lot
2006-06-11 07:09:35 · 15 answers · asked by hearts_bleed_dark 3 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
it is hard with a baby but when he naps make sure you spend time with her. Ask her what she wants to do and she will love that. I think painting crafts, playing outside, blowing bubbles, playing with her dolls, watching her favorite movie, baking brownies or cookies etc., sidewalk chalk, board games, doing her hair and painting her nails, coloring, drawing, get her a blow up pool to swim in, reading to her, would all be fun things to do! Make sure you tell her you love her and she is just as important as the baby. Include her in helping with the baby like help chaning diapers, help getting the bottle, and show her it is so much fun to play with babies.
2006-06-11 08:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by Cajirenee 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey, I feel for you. I know it's hard, but you HAVE to make time for your daughter. During baby's naptime, do playdough scuptures or fingerpaints or (using a baby monitor) go out and draw pictures on the driveway with sidewalk chalk. Play hopscotch. Teach her to write her name. Enlist her help with the baby. Take them both on long walks or to the playground. You don't have to divide your time between them. Spend time with them together. Tell her that although the baby needs a lot of attention right now, she's still your baby and your firstborn and she will ALWAYS be so very special to you. Give her lots of hugs and kisses and read her a story and cuddle her at bedtime. Just make sure she knows she still counts and has not been replaced. Good luck!
2006-06-11 14:22:23 · answer #2 · answered by olelady55 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her out for some mother and daughter ONLY trips. leave the baby with a babysitter (he'll get over it). dont take her to do any errands that you wish to do - rather take her to places which she would love to go to, but cant because of the baby. read her stories and bedtime, spend some quality time with her. use the time you have when you feed the baby to spend more quality time with her - read her a book, tell her a story, sing her a song. let her sit next to you. let her be a part of your care for the kid - anything small can make her feel important: like helping ot hang his clothing on the line, or bringing him a bottle, or entertaining him... if she feels that she is looking after him as well, she might not feel so left out. good luck!
2006-06-12 05:34:19 · answer #3 · answered by Leah S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could try baking cookies or coloring with her. Take her shopping or go for walks with her outside. Also you could try putting her down for a nap in the afternoon so when she wakes up she'll be ready to go all night, so when your son is asleep the two of you can pop some popcorn, throw some pillows and blankets on the living room floor, and watch a few movies together. Hope that helps!
2006-06-11 20:45:09 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try doing cooking and playing house with her. You may look into taking your son to a mother's day out program for a couple of hours, and doing something special with your daughter. You might take her to the mall to to walmart or something like that.
2006-06-11 15:27:33 · answer #5 · answered by HCW 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can have her help with the baby. Show her how to make the milk for the baby . Have her read toyou and the baby. This way she will feel very inportant. When I had my daughter. My son was 2 and I had him help me with everything . Help around the house with the baby,with meals ,wash and everything else . It made he feel grow up . Now my son and daughter are very close. Hope this will help best of luck.
2006-06-11 14:25:56 · answer #6 · answered by js_baby_99_2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When your son is asleep, both of you mix up a batch of cookies. Have her help measure the ingredients and make the dough into cookies. Make some Paper dolls out of old catalogs. This can be fun.
2006-06-11 14:16:14 · answer #7 · answered by ginaforu5448 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should try to have a beauty night. maybe let her stay up later one evening and put curlers in your hair, paint her toe nails or dress up. You know do some girly stuff with her that you wouldn't do with your son. My grandmother used to do that for me. I am thirty and I still remember that stuff to this day.
2006-06-11 15:22:50 · answer #8 · answered by pieceomind4me 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take out a special "mother and daugther time". Just the two of you, play her favorite game or make her favorite foods.
2006-06-11 18:00:21 · answer #9 · answered by BabyTaker16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with js_baby_99_200. Have your daughter help you with the baby. I'm sure she'll have fun and feel very special. :)
2006-06-11 15:34:57 · answer #10 · answered by Jessica H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋