Is any one on here a single parient going to college, and if so how do you manage your school work and trying to give your children the time they need with you. I have two girls and it upsets them when I tell them I can't play with them rignt now because I have to study, and it breaks my heart when they get upset. How do you handle it?
2006-10-02 05:28:30 · 10 answers · asked by lifescircle 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
When I was in school and trying to raise my two girls, I would always study with them. When they came home from school and it was time to do their homework, I would do mine with them. True enough I would have to stop what I was doing to make sure they knew what to do, but they never felt left out. They couldn't have been happier. Also, I would take them to a small secluded park with one or two of their friends and while they would play, I would sit in the grass or at a bench and study. And if all else fails, you can always pull the late niter and study after you've gotten them to bed. But I would try to study with them more often and then see if you notice a difference in the way they react to you having to study instead of play with them. Good luck!
2006-10-02 05:42:23 · answer #1 · answered by wilsonhutchison04 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a son and instead of going to college i work in the Medical field and have to do a lot of studying what I do is set a time for studying and what i do is have a schedule for when I study like for exams I know ahead of time study in the morning(set your alarm clock ahead one hour so that's an hour for studying) so then when he gets up in the morning your already up and can have some time with them before they go to school if there in school or before you head off for class and then after they are asleep then you can study so you can still tell them good night and tuck them in and all that good stuff that we can miss if
2006-10-02 06:15:51 · answer #2 · answered by carypratt 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not YET, but soon will be. You could try to schedule time with your girls when you have free time. Like every weekend, during the week 1 hr before supper, 30 mins. after...just try to put them in your appt. book then spend that time you've allotted for them with them. It's hard but you can manage. They're your girls, they need you and it's great that they WANT to spend time with you!!! Maybe consider taking one or two less classes so you can have lots of time with them while they're still growing up, then when they get to that age where they don't have time for you anymore, you could reconsider taking more courses. Good luck! Love those girls like there is no tomorrow!
2006-10-02 05:34:30 · answer #3 · answered by Shining Ray of Light 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GIve them a time that is theirs and they know it...every night at 6:00 you play with them, read whatever they want but then they have to agree to let you study when you need to. I know it sounds cold and impersonal but kids don't see it that way and they like having somehting to look forward to...My kids do it, "Ok Mom it's our time now...then of course, it's a fight over Monopoly or Parchisi but it's the only way I can get anything else done. I'm single, three kids and I work full time, gotta do laundry and clean those toilets some time!
2006-10-02 05:45:21 · answer #4 · answered by sasha 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was attending college but it was very hard to manage anything. My daughter is now 3 almost 4 and when I attended school she was only a newborn and we all know that newborns get up throughout the night and that was very hard to handle while going to school, but mostly they have to know that you love them and that its all gonna be worth it when your done with school and your making good money they will benefit from that money. Just make sure that you spend plenty of time with your family on weekends as much as possible.
2006-10-02 05:44:33 · answer #5 · answered by Missy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In truth badly.
No matter how you try to justify it you can not make everyone happy or make up for missing out on their childhood.
Education is important so do it and maybe also teach your kids that they need to get their own education out of the way before starting a family.
In a similiar boat.
2006-10-02 05:35:25 · answer #6 · answered by snack_daddy10 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Set a time with them that they can count on like an hour before supper and then work around that to do your studding and try doing your studding after they go to bed. Good luck
2006-10-02 05:36:39 · answer #7 · answered by Lisa B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I WAS a single parent going to school and just like a job...balance your time. Maybe set aside so much time between afterschool and dinner to be THEIR TIME and after dinner to all sit together and study and do homework then...you'll still be spending time together and maybe your study habits will rub off on them...or visa versa...
2006-10-02 05:35:48 · answer #8 · answered by just me 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you have to let them know how tight your schedule is and also try giving them time from when you return from school till they finally retire to bed. then you can study.
2006-10-02 05:32:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
TAKE THE TIME, THEY ARE ONLY YOUNG ONCE.
2006-10-02 05:41:16 · answer #10 · answered by nwnativeprincess 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋