PARENTS! How much quality time do you spend with your children?

Question

i don't get to spend time with my parents because they're mostly working.and when they're not they're sleeping because they're tired from working. i don't bother to complain because i understand that they have to work to pay the bills etc.

SPEND TIME WITH YOUR KIDS.

Answer 1

I am a stay at home mom, they get all of my love and attention.

Answer 2

Kids need their time and their time with their parents. Its all about the quality of time that is spent with your children. Just because you are a stay at home mom doesn't mean it is better than a mother who works. It depends on what you do with the time you have. If I'm tired from work, we read together. We always have supper together as a family. Movies together are good, but parents need to talk to their children, that is how things are found out. How they are feeling, what is happening in school, etc... Bills will always be their but the kids grow up and move away and then you regret the time you had but didn't spend with them....

Answer 3

I know life is very stressful. As parents we need to think about what is most important in our life. Many times we think that providing the SP3's and Nintendo Wii to our children is the best. Perhaps providing your kids with a really nice education, toys, televisions, food, etc. Which all are important, don't get me wrong...I'm a parent
Last month I was presented to take a job opportunity aside of my regular working hours. I was really excited to take action, I signed up right away. After meditating for a while, I realized that this would take a lot of time from my baby. It only takes 5-10 extra hours a week before you are involved working every day 12-14 hours a day.
So it's then a perfect excuse to tell our children that we are tired. Go watch TV or play video games.....
What?

if you feel that you need more time from your parents, do not be afraid to communicate that need. Tell them that it is important for you to spend time together...
Start by asking to have one hour of their time, talking about your day, or doing an activity.

Do you know how your parents were when they were teenagers or young adults? ask them to tell you stories about their life.....

I make it a habit to be with my family every friday night, we even have a special dish for dinner. It has become a tradition now....that if we do not have it, it feels weird...!

Answer 4

I make sure to have dinner with my daughter every night so we can talk. Try asking your parents to have a family night or day. One day a week where you can get together and do something like watch a movie or eat dinner as a family. If your parents have housework to do maybe you can help out with them. When Mom washes the dishes or cooks, maybe you can help and that will give you time to talk. Same with Dad if he is doing work around. They may not realize how much you want to spend time with them.

Answer 5

Well working means a lot to parents and children need to understand how much rest means to them, but then againn spending quality time is much more important! Try somethings on the weekends , like shopping, or visiting a locall zoo or museum, or even a restaurant!! :)

Answer 6

my husband and i have a schedual where i go to work three times a week and he stays home< i am a nurse at a hospital, and he is a builder> the other three days he goes to work and i stay home with her. i feel we are blessed because it could work out for us this way! so i would say everyother day! we don't watch tv that much < she gets an hour a day> and we try to be active and go to the park, or the zoo or the aquarium!

Answer 7

I have been a stay at home mom for a long while. And I can tell you; I still don't spend enough time with my children. It was only yesterday, that I was sending my oldest to his first day of school, and now he is almost eighteen, in love, and planning on moving out. I wonder all the time, did I miss something? Was every moment cherished?
I want to cry, I know that things like this happen, but 18 years just flies by. I have videos, I have pictures, I have letters, but thats not enough to me.

Thanks for making me feel bad.

Answer 8

i work full time and spend alot of time with my son. i get home at 230 and then he follows me around and talks to me for the rest of the day till he goes to bed around 830. your parents should be able to find time for u. u should let them know how u feel. unless both your parents are dr. or both of them work 2 jobs, i don't see how they can not have time for u.

Answer 9

HIGH FIVE FOR THAT!!!! I was lucky, I didn't have to work, so I spent a lot of time with my kids...parents have to draw the line, and figure out what's important, kids grow up way too fast....

Answer 10

When my son gets home from school, i spend time with him until he goes to bed. On the weekends his daddy and him goes out and does father/son things together but i get my time in with him everyday.

Answer 11

aww, they are doing their best for you, I hope.
After school we do homework then watch a movie or play outside together then have dinner and do whatever until bedtime... so I guess I spend a good amount of time with them.