My husband and I work full time, and have a cleaner (way cheaper than therapy or marriage counseling). We both travel a fair bit, which means being the only present parent for a few days at a time.
What works for me with the kid is a. to get out of the house at least once (the smallster is entertained by everything, from the playground to grocery shopping, so he doesn't need 100% of my attention) and b. to remember "first child syndrome." If I had other kids, I wouldn't have time to worry about giving him 100% of my attention. He'd just be left to go about his business, developing his motor skills and problem solving skills by poking his nose into into everything. So although he loves to hang out of me, since he could sit up (7 months) he's been sitting in his high chair with a toy watching me cook or stack the dishwasher, or rolling around on a mat with some stacky cups while I do stuff.
I also love to have friends over, both those with kids and those without. The small fry loves a new audience and I love the adult interaction.
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Date: 2008-12-13 10:07 pm (UTC)What works for me with the kid is a. to get out of the house at least once (the smallster is entertained by everything, from the playground to grocery shopping, so he doesn't need 100% of my attention) and b. to remember "first child syndrome." If I had other kids, I wouldn't have time to worry about giving him 100% of my attention. He'd just be left to go about his business, developing his motor skills and problem solving skills by poking his nose into into everything. So although he loves to hang out of me, since he could sit up (7 months) he's been sitting in his high chair with a toy watching me cook or stack the dishwasher, or rolling around on a mat with some stacky cups while I do stuff.
I also love to have friends over, both those with kids and those without. The small fry loves a new audience and I love the adult interaction.