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FEATURES
Busy, Working Mom?
Tips on how to spend quality time with your kids
Ignore the Housework Outsource
Let go of housework to spend time with your Another option is to outsource time-consuming
children. Perhaps even schedule cleaning for tasks. Hire a zdomestic helper to assist with
when your children have gone to bed. A good housekeeping, meal preparation and even
strategy is to focus on one room a day to make assisting with childcare and homework, until you
cleaning less cumbersome. arrive home from work.
Let Kids Help with Chores Schedule FamilyTime
When chores can't be neglected enlist your child's If possible, perhaps allow your child to go to bed
help. Assisting with dinner prep, washing dishes, an hour later and schedule some time to play
folding laundry and wiping down surfaces can board games, read together or watch some TV
actually become fun, quality time spent together, before bed.
and gives you and your children an opportunity
to chat about what is going on in their lives. Another option is to try an involve yourself with
your child’s extracurricular activities- volunteer
Run Errands During Work Lunch Hour at a sports match, offer lifts to and from these
activities for other children too and so on.
Get your groceries, pay bills and do any bank trips
during your lunch hour. That way once you are Whichever way you choose to
home you can focus on spending quality time schedule in time with your children,
with your child. make the minutes count!
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