Sometimes single parents get so caught up in all those important tasks that need to be done, such as holding down a job, paying the bills, keeping up the house and the yard, that the very people they are doing all this for, their children, simply get little of their time.
This can be especially traumatic to children who have already lost one parent to divorce or death, and now feel as though their remaining parent simply doesn't have time for them.
If you are a single parent and find yourself feeling as though your children simply don't get enough of your time, then here are some tips that may help you spend more quality time with your children.
Allow and Encourage Your Children To Help With Household Chores Raking the yard, or making a simple dinner together not only gives you some time to spend with your child and catch up on their activities and thoughts, it also helps to free up more time that you can spend in a fun activity with your child once the chores are done.
Here are a few simple chores that even smaller children can help with to some extent.
· Setting the table, clearing the table · Helping to make dinner · Grocery shopping · Folding and putting away laundry Learn To Say No As a single parent you don't always have the luxury of choosing the job you want, or working the hours most suited to your family.
However, you can learn to say no to some of those extra demands that people make on your time.
The community center fund raisers will survive without you making 3 dozen cupcakes every time they ask, and you don't have to host that woman's tea.
Learning to say no to some of those extra things, will free up some time you can spend with your children overseeing their homework or simply being there if they want or need to talk.
Have A Set Family Night Set one night a week as a family night and then make sandwiches and drinks, or order a pizza, watch a movie, play games, or even do each others nails (if you are all girls).
Spending a couple of hours one night a week relaxing with your children will help them to feel more loved and secure and to know that they are an important part of your life, and it will allow you to relax and to enjoy your children free from the stress of work and other commitments.
Plan fun Weekends and Vacations With Your Children Both you and your children need to get away every so often see new sites and do new things and planning time away with your children makes spending time together for you both.
If you are a little nervous of planning trips away with your children, then try joining a parent group that offers group trips with other single parents may be the ideal solution.
This can be especially traumatic to children who have already lost one parent to divorce or death, and now feel as though their remaining parent simply doesn't have time for them.
If you are a single parent and find yourself feeling as though your children simply don't get enough of your time, then here are some tips that may help you spend more quality time with your children.
Allow and Encourage Your Children To Help With Household Chores Raking the yard, or making a simple dinner together not only gives you some time to spend with your child and catch up on their activities and thoughts, it also helps to free up more time that you can spend in a fun activity with your child once the chores are done.
Here are a few simple chores that even smaller children can help with to some extent.
· Setting the table, clearing the table · Helping to make dinner · Grocery shopping · Folding and putting away laundry Learn To Say No As a single parent you don't always have the luxury of choosing the job you want, or working the hours most suited to your family.
However, you can learn to say no to some of those extra demands that people make on your time.
The community center fund raisers will survive without you making 3 dozen cupcakes every time they ask, and you don't have to host that woman's tea.
Learning to say no to some of those extra things, will free up some time you can spend with your children overseeing their homework or simply being there if they want or need to talk.
Have A Set Family Night Set one night a week as a family night and then make sandwiches and drinks, or order a pizza, watch a movie, play games, or even do each others nails (if you are all girls).
Spending a couple of hours one night a week relaxing with your children will help them to feel more loved and secure and to know that they are an important part of your life, and it will allow you to relax and to enjoy your children free from the stress of work and other commitments.
Plan fun Weekends and Vacations With Your Children Both you and your children need to get away every so often see new sites and do new things and planning time away with your children makes spending time together for you both.
If you are a little nervous of planning trips away with your children, then try joining a parent group that offers group trips with other single parents may be the ideal solution.