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As you plan your evening schedule, allot time for the following:•Your own relaxation•Time together as a family•A sit-down dinner when possible (Note: this doesn't mean a full course meal with a representative from all food groups. Perhaps after dinner, but before dessert, have one hour devoted to homework. While kids work on their homework I catch up on bill-paying, phone calls, permission slips, etc. If you think of something that needs to be done, jot it down so it isn't weighing on your mind.Get moving! Work off the day's stresses and spend some quality time with the kids by moving.•6:00-6:30 - We all sit in the kitchen for "Happy Hour" and talk while one of us prepares dinner. Afterwards I load the dishes and kids start their homework from 7:30-9. If they finish early, we play a card game together. It simply means everyone's bottom on a chair while chewing through whatever the menu it.
If the weather won't permit a trip outside, try a quick game of charades (each family member takes one turn) or turn on some music and dance.Look at the time you have in the evening and break it up into increments to cover your evening goals.If homework hassles are giving you a headache, create a work hour.Make a list with your child of ten things you would really like to do together. Aim to do one every other week.•9:00-9:30 - Kids prepare for the next day while I veg on the couch. Just 20 minutes outside after a long day can help parents and kids unwind, de-stress and catch up.
Here is how one parent's schedule looks:•5:30-6:00 - Pick up kids from Susan's and drive home.•6:30-9:00 - A nice sit down dinner.Evenings can be the workout benches manufacturers enjoyable time you would like for both your children and yourself. Preplanning and sticking to a regular schedule will maximize your time together. Let the answering machine pick up the calls at night while you are spending time with your children.•9:30 - Lights out for kids and I curl up with a book.Murphy's Law should state "the more you try to relax the more you will think of that which needs to be done." Make a habit of keeping to-do lists in your car, at work and at home..Avoid the phone. Enjoy a physical activity together (outside if possible) like basketball, kickball or climbing a tree.•Whether it be TV dinners, macaroni or cereal is irrelevant)•One-on-one time with each child (alternate nights if necessary)•Homework•Next day preparationsKeys for Creating Relaxing Evenings:When you arrive home from work, take a minute to switch gears and change into something more comfort-able.
Yet a parent arrives home only to be bombarded with news broadcasts of their child's events, demands for dinner, housework that needs to be done, homework that needs to be assisted with, baths and teeth to be brushed, laundry to be done, next day events to be organized—the beat goes on.After a long day's work many parents look forward to a relaxing evening at home. While children work on their homework, take time to catch up on your own reading or paperwork
If the weather won't permit a trip outside, try a quick game of charades (each family member takes one turn) or turn on some music and dance.Look at the time you have in the evening and break it up into increments to cover your evening goals.If homework hassles are giving you a headache, create a work hour.Make a list with your child of ten things you would really like to do together. Aim to do one every other week.•9:00-9:30 - Kids prepare for the next day while I veg on the couch. Just 20 minutes outside after a long day can help parents and kids unwind, de-stress and catch up.
Here is how one parent's schedule looks:•5:30-6:00 - Pick up kids from Susan's and drive home.•6:30-9:00 - A nice sit down dinner.Evenings can be the workout benches manufacturers enjoyable time you would like for both your children and yourself. Preplanning and sticking to a regular schedule will maximize your time together. Let the answering machine pick up the calls at night while you are spending time with your children.•9:30 - Lights out for kids and I curl up with a book.Murphy's Law should state "the more you try to relax the more you will think of that which needs to be done." Make a habit of keeping to-do lists in your car, at work and at home..Avoid the phone. Enjoy a physical activity together (outside if possible) like basketball, kickball or climbing a tree.•Whether it be TV dinners, macaroni or cereal is irrelevant)•One-on-one time with each child (alternate nights if necessary)•Homework•Next day preparationsKeys for Creating Relaxing Evenings:When you arrive home from work, take a minute to switch gears and change into something more comfort-able.
Yet a parent arrives home only to be bombarded with news broadcasts of their child's events, demands for dinner, housework that needs to be done, homework that needs to be assisted with, baths and teeth to be brushed, laundry to be done, next day events to be organized—the beat goes on.After a long day's work many parents look forward to a relaxing evening at home. While children work on their homework, take time to catch up on your own reading or paperwork
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