Dads Question of the Week

I, personally, try to make sure that I take my son on Mother/Son dates. When we go on a "date", my husband takes our daughter on a date. The kids love the "special time" they get with each of us! I usually allow my son to call the shots and we do truly what "he" wants. So far, I have not had to limit him... he usually picks the most simple activities. Asking your kids what they want is usually an eye-opening experience. They don't really want to spend a lot of money. They just want to spend a LOT of TIME with YOU.

With two daughters relatively close in age, there is a lot of fighting for attention. That leads to lots of talking over each other, attempts to one-up their sister, or unhappy faces at bed time. We try little things like giving each a chance to say at dinnertime how their day went. I've tried very hard to create individual opportunities with each of my daughters...father/daughter breakfasts; father/daughter dances; one-on-one bedtime stories or games; errand running; movie nights; donuts with Dad (at school). I hope this individual time makes them feel special.