How much time do you spend with your children or child?

Question

How much time do you spend with your children or child?

Answer 1

i try to dedicate all of my free time to my kids, a beautiful 6 year old princess and a two year old boy. my work keeps me very busy no matter how many times i tried to work things out with my schedule. luckily though, my daughter is in school from 9 to 3:00. i often work night shifts on weekends to have the day with my kids. daily, i go to work at 6am and get off around 4pm. usually I'm very exhausted after work, and still need to take care of myself, like drop by at the salon to refresh my hair and nails. i have a very reliable babysitter though, who takes care of my kids as if they were her own. over these past four years, it feels as if she became a part of our family. on the weekends, i just hang out with my kids. we talk about the past week, and catch up on things. i usually take them out to the zoo, or we go visit nana. currently, my fiance (their daddy) is in iraq, so i try to substitute for him. were hoping that when he comes back, we change things around, as far as work goes, and be able to give our kids more time. for now, i understand that what i can give them isn't enough, but we do our best.

maybe this novel wasn't so necessary..but you get the point.

Answer 2

On school days, they wake at 6:30 or 7:00 and I spend an hour with them (breakfast, getting dressed doing hair). Is that really spending time, though? lol

I pick them up at 2:30 and then we do homework,play,read,eat etc until about 6. Then they do activities and we spend an hour more before bed taking showers and reading or playing a board game. So... about 6 hours on school days. In between they play barbies, karaoke etc on their own.

Weekends, we are with them constantly. We try to do something fun like tennis, visiting relatives,zoo,library,movie, out to eat etc and they play together alone, too. Probably 8 hours a day on weekends *quality time,if you factor in time they play together, with friends or alone.

Answer 3

24hours a day

Answer 4

Unless they are at school, I am with my kids all day, every day.

Answer 5

I work during school hours so I am able to spend more time with my son after school and on weekends. I used to work full time and I hardly saw him which was horrible..  

Answer 6

My children are all grown.The youngest just turned 21 and It seems like I only see them in passing.Play as long as you like.I have a grandson I love to play with and do it every chance I get.I miss the time I had with them when they were younger.Hold onto it as it goes by way to fast

Answer 7

24 hours 7 days a week 52 weeks a year until they go to school no i get no me time i am lucky to get 3 showers a week and sure as h**l grateful to go out of the house without them for 20 minutes or more

Answer 8

Every day since we home school them. After school they usually draw for a couple of hours or engage in a game for an hour.

Answer 9

a lot, whenever i am home and they are too. which is quite often.

i only work two nights a week.

Answer 10

not as much as i wish i could and some times more then they want

Answer 11

Well since my children are all in school, not so much anymore. However, whenever they're home I usually spend time with them. My oldest likes to be isolated in her room though.

Answer 12

As much time as I can when I feel good enough :(

I wish it was more....

Answer 13

I work overnight so im with my children about 12-14 hrs a day

Answer 14

Spend with my children is different than just being with my children.  During the work week.  I'm the baby sitter from 5:00 pm to 11:00 pm.  I have to cook and do my work and also entertain myself a bit.  I spend about 2 hours a day for them.  Playing reading, and other games.

The weekends My wife and I try to take them to a park or someplace they enjoy each day plus the 2 hours I normally spend with them is usually extended I like being outside.  Over all on the weekend days 6 to 8 hours a day.

Not a lot of time but it seems to be enough.  2 boys 7 and 3 years of age.

Answer 15

I work full time (40 hours a week)...so I spend every night except wednesday night (daddy has her) with her and every weekend except the 2nd weekend of the month (daddy has her).

I also go to her pre-school and eat lunch with her two days a week.