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Old 06-26-2005, 12:14 PM   #5
amytech
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Default Re: one on one time with each child?

I agree that this is so hard the more children you have but so worth it! Here is what we do:
Each week when I go grocery shopping, I take one of the children with me. We go out to lunch and then shop. They have a few hours (we live out in the sticks and have lots of driving time!) to talk to me uninterrupted (that is the key) and we get to do something fun and productive too.

I just took my oldest who is 14 and he talked to me the whole time! He is quiet at home and we never have time to just relax and talk because two of the others who are major extroverts are always talking or interrupting the conversations. He is a totally different kid one-on-one.
When they were all little, we would have the time at home while their little sister slept. I would rotate each day with one of them, giving them a half hour of uninterrupted time to play games, go outside, whatever they wanted to do. They looked forward to it so much! I felt guilty that I couldn't do more and that I actually had to schedule it, but they didn't see it that way at all.
This past winter I let the weekly time out with mom slip since we had a crazy year with lots of unexpected doctor's appointments, homeschooling stuff that came up and just generally a crazy year. They all missed it and asked when we could start it up again this summer! I am blessed that my boys at 14, almost 12 and 9, still want to spend time with their mom!
My dd who is 4 loves to do stuff with mom of course!
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