Part-time parenting
Posted on | December 13, 2009 | View Comments
One of the most frustrating things about being a working parent is the amount of time you actually get to spend with your kids during the week. If you’re commuting into New York City daily and your kids are relatively young, you get, on average an hour at most in the morning and about an hour and a half at night. Winter makes things tougher since the early darkness and cold weather drive us inside and to bed quicker than in the Spring.
Ideally, by the time you get in the front door, the kids have done their homework however dinner is something left to a preference. On one hand, your family can wait till you get in and all have dinner together. This works well in setting a routine and spending scheduled time together. However this eats into any downtime you may get with the kids before bedtime.
Other families have the kids fed by the time the working parent(s) get home. The nice part of this is that the entire time you’re home and the kids are awake is quality, focused time with no distractions. Traditionalists will argue for the structured family meal time but you can’t argue with increased face time.
How do you maximize the time you have with the kids during the week? Tell us in the comments.
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