{"id":45073,"date":"2020-03-11T07:01:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/?p=45073"},"modified":"2021-02-11T14:40:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-11T19:40:52","slug":"how-i-spend-quality-time-with-my-kids-when-time-is-limited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ahealthysliceoflife.com\/how-i-spend-quality-time-with-my-kids-when-time-is-limited\/","title":{"rendered":"How I Spend Quality Time With My Kids (When Time is Limited)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whatever your household situation, I imagine you have this same goal- to figure out how to spend quality time with your kids. Here’s how we do it!<\/em><\/p>\n

As a homeschooling<\/a><\/span>, stay-at-home (well, work from home but on my own schedule) mom, a post about spending quality time with your kids when time is limited may come off as not up my alley. But here’s my dirty little secret- quantity<\/em> of time does not always equal quality. <\/p>\n

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I am with my kids a lot. And honestly, it’s one of my favorite things about my life choices because I genuinely enjoy my kids (most of the time) and like being around them (most of the time) so I’m grateful to get to do that. However, our time together is still often spent with me directing. Whether it’s teaching a math concept or listing off chores or shuttling them to soccer practice, it’s not minutes or hours I’d qualify as time we spend connecting with each other.<\/p>\n

I might even argue that spending so much time together makes it easier for me to forget about the need to focus on quality because every once in a while I realize it’s been too long since I’ve snuggled on the couch or sat down to join them in an art project, rather than rejoicing that they can do it on their own while I tackle laundry.<\/p>\n

So I’m working on becoming more intentional with spending quality time with the girls, both all together and one on one, and am creating a system that is helping me implement this goal of mine.<\/p>\n

So whether you are in my boat and with your kids a lot, but not always feeling connected to them, or whether your a bustling household often going in separate directions and wanting to maximize the time you do have together, this list of intentional ways to quality time with our kids is for all of us.<\/p>\n

These simple tips and ideas help me spend more quality time with my kids when time is limited. I hope they can do the same for you!<\/span><\/p>\n