Busy Dads - Build A Quality Relationship With Your Kids In Just Five Minutes A Night

Spend some quality time with your children when you put them to bed at night. Even if you don’t put them to bed you could still lie down with them in their beds and just schmooze. I have been doing this with my five year old son and seven year daughter for years now and its extremely rewarding. At night after putting them down to bed, I would cuddle with them for anywhere from five to twenty minutes. I don’t do this every night, only when I have time. The earlier they go to bed the more time I would have with them. Sometimes I would just fall asleep next to them for up to an hour. It’s a great way to get a nap in the evening.

Let them ask you anything or talk about anything they want. Make it like an “ask me anything” session where they can ask you about anything no matter how silly. This is a really great way for them to get to know you as their father. My son loves to ask me about all the toys I had when I was little. My daughter asked me about all the pets I used to have, “What type of dog did you have when you were little?”. You don’t have to talk about anything really. If you kids want to just cuddle with you then that’s just as great. It can really get to be fun when your son or daughter asks you about something when you were little and you happen to have photos of what you’re talking about. Just the other day my son asked me about a couple of toys I had when I was little. Remembering that I had pictures of me with the toys I ran downstairs to get my photo album. Its amazing how things or toys in the background of a picture become the main focus of the photo.

Do this every or almost every night for just five minutes (even two minutes is something) and you’ll see the difference that it will make in both your life and your kids.

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