Dating our children is something we try to do to get individual, positive, encouraging time with each of them. Parent-child dates don’t have to be an expensive activity, and they don’t have to add time to an already full schedule. It’s not the what. It’s not the how much. It’s just you and one of your children having fun together. (Read more at Happy to be at Home.)
I 100% agree. No matter how crazy our lives get or how busy we are, I make sure there’s those “moments” that they look forward to. My 11 year old LOVES it when we sit next to each other on the sofa with a blanket covering us and a cup of tea (cocoa for her) and we just read a chapter or two of our books. No t.v., no phones, no interruptions. My 15 year old likes to sneak into the kitchen and help me (tease me is more like it!) as I bake or cook. Whether it’s 15 minutes or an hour, every second counts.