How much 'quality time' do you actually spend with your children????

[Jazzicatz]

I know this has been done before, but was just wondering!

up to 15 so all really, but usualyy have attachment issue due to one thing or another and they just want parents to
'do stuff with them'

Will make more effort with dd when she's back at school I think [guilt emoticon]

sometimes is worth taking a (slightly older) child through your day!
write down what you have to do on a normal day eg.get up, shower, make breakfast, get kids ready and to school/nursery, go to work get shopping in lunch hour come home, put dinner on, do some washing/ironing etc blah blah blah just to make it real to them how busy you are just by doing the neccesities!
gives them more understanding of our commitments

Have a look at pic on profile, dds look happy enough
I have been working from home for the last few hours and they are fine. Bit of mnetting between phone calls!

Yes, making the toys talk and play together is the hardest. I can spend hours reading to my kids unless short on sleep because I fall asleep mid-sentence.

My kids won't be telling anyone I spent too much time doing housework! DS is 4 and has only just learnt what an ironing board is!

I am a sahm.

I plan an activity once each day soft play, swimming, pre-school etc. This doesnt always involve me but if not Pre-school then I supervise.

For the rest of the time I clean, cook, MN etc while DDs play / watch tv etc. I make sure that we have at leats 30 mins each day where we read, do jigsaws, play dolls etc.

Then we have bath & bed which I class as quality time too. This takes 45 mins.

Swings and roundabouts imo though. DDs know I am there as and when but independence is something I also want to encourage

Added up my qt time with the boys - only amounted to 32 minutes, not good