Comments on: “Mommy Time” http://thecreativemama.com/mommy-time/ every day living with a touch of creativity Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:08:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kelly http://thecreativemama.com/mommy-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11224 Kelly Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:30:22 +0000 http://thecreativemama.com/?p=4558#comment-11224 This is such a great idea. I too am usually "too busy" to hang with the kids. I am not a "player of toys" either, and so I think..how can I give them time, if I don't really like to play? I really like this idea. I am going to try it and record my findings on my blog. I think that EVERYONE can benefit from this. Thanks soo much for posting this. My kids thank you as well. This is such a great idea. I too am usually “too busy” to hang with the kids. I am not a “player of toys” either, and so I think..how can I give them time, if I don’t really like to play? I really like this idea. I am going to try it and record my findings on my blog. I think that EVERYONE can benefit from this. Thanks soo much for posting this. My kids thank you as well.

]]> By: Cija Cooksey http://thecreativemama.com/mommy-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11207 Cija Cooksey Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:46:53 +0000 http://thecreativemama.com/?p=4558#comment-11207 I too am a busy mom and am always looking for ways to better manage my time and make sure there is time left for my girls. Like you mentioned I not one to "play" so I have looked for places where I can invite my girls into my world. The most obvious time is dinner. I purchased cute little aprons for each of the girls in their signature colors (Pink, Blue & Green). On evenings where I feel like I can "handle" the "help", I will pull down one of the aprons and lay it on the counter (they are always so excited when they see their color, I think it's funny that they haven't figured out that I am just rotating thru each color). Cooking with 3 girls is just plain stressful for me, but I really do enjoy focusing on just one little one at a time. Lately I have been making a schedule for myself each morning, allotting a set amount of time to each thing I need to do, with the help of a timer I make sure to not over do it in any one area. Keeping to the schedule is freeing up some time at the end of the day (around 4:00) to just be present and with the girls. I too am a busy mom and am always looking for ways to better manage my time and make sure there is time left for my girls. Like you mentioned I not one to “play” so I have looked for places where I can invite my girls into my world. The most obvious time is dinner. I purchased cute little aprons for each of the girls in their signature colors (Pink, Blue & Green). On evenings where I feel like I can “handle” the “help”, I will pull down one of the aprons and lay it on the counter (they are always so excited when they see their color, I think it’s funny that they haven’t figured out that I am just rotating thru each color). Cooking with 3 girls is just plain stressful for me, but I really do enjoy focusing on just one little one at a time. Lately I have been making a schedule for myself each morning, allotting a set amount of time to each thing I need to do, with the help of a timer I make sure to not over do it in any one area. Keeping to the schedule is freeing up some time at the end of the day (around 4:00) to just be present and with the girls.

]]> By: Pam Miller http://thecreativemama.com/mommy-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11205 Pam Miller Mon, 28 Jun 2010 17:15:11 +0000 http://thecreativemama.com/?p=4558#comment-11205 Great idea Kelli! My little one is almost 2 so usuallly gets some mommy time during his nap (although many times I'm on the computer and distracted) but I can't say our little one gets alone time yet. What a great thing to work towards. Great idea Kelli! My little one is almost 2 so usuallly gets some mommy time during his nap (although many times I’m on the computer and distracted) but I can’t say our little one gets alone time yet. What a great thing to work towards.

]]> By: Brittani http://thecreativemama.com/mommy-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11204 Brittani Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:41:02 +0000 http://thecreativemama.com/?p=4558#comment-11204 Love this idea! I'm a new mom to twins and would love to do this with them! Thank you for sharing! Love this idea! I’m a new mom to twins and would love to do this with them! Thank you for sharing!

]]> By: Missy June http://thecreativemama.com/mommy-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11201 Missy June Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:24:42 +0000 http://thecreativemama.com/?p=4558#comment-11201 I'm so thankful to hear that I'm not the only one who only gets 10-15 minutes of one-on-one time each day! I'm a single mother to three cuties and I try getting a bit of one-on-one time each day. For me, it is usually during the bath-book-bed routine. I can rotate the baths so that the baby gets bathed first, then read, rock and bed. Meanwhile the other two are in the tub and I get one out at a time following the same routine. During the school year, my middle daughter and I would have "Tea Time Tuesdays" while big brother was at school and litte brother was napping. She is looking forward to starting that back up! I hope to hear more fun ideas! Missy I’m so thankful to hear that I’m not the only one who only gets 10-15 minutes of one-on-one time each day! I’m a single mother to three cuties and I try getting a bit of one-on-one time each day. For me, it is usually during the bath-book-bed routine. I can rotate the baths so that the baby gets bathed first, then read, rock and bed. Meanwhile the other two are in the tub and I get one out at a time following the same routine.

During the school year, my middle daughter and I would have “Tea Time Tuesdays” while big brother was at school and litte brother was napping. She is looking forward to starting that back up!

I hope to hear more fun ideas!
Missy

]]> By: heidi @ wonder woman wannabe http://thecreativemama.com/mommy-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11200 heidi @ wonder woman wannabe Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:09:30 +0000 http://thecreativemama.com/?p=4558#comment-11200 We do the same thing at our house! We call it 'special time' our little one (2) usually gets it in the morning as he's the early bird in the family and the older (5) gets some special time during the 2 y-old's naptime. I also encourage them to choose what they want to do and I agree it makes such a difference in behavior! :) http://www.wonderwomanwannabe.com/2009/07/special-time.html We do the same thing at our house! We call it ‘special time’
our little one (2) usually gets it in the morning as he’s the early bird in the family and the older (5) gets some special time during the 2 y-old’s naptime. I also encourage them to choose what they want to do and I agree it makes such a difference in behavior! :)

http://www.wonderwomanwannabe.com/2009/07/special-time.html

]]> By: tracey http://thecreativemama.com/mommy-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11199 tracey Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:02:08 +0000 http://thecreativemama.com/?p=4558#comment-11199 I always make sure that after dinner, and before bedtime, my phone is off and the dvr is recording with the tv off. My kids get my undivided attention - lately it's been picnics in the space tent and looking through photo albums together :) I always make sure that after dinner, and before bedtime, my phone is off and the dvr is recording with the tv off. My kids get my undivided attention – lately it’s been picnics in the space tent and looking through photo albums together :)

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