Are you present and intentional with your kids every day?

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For those who said yes, how do you do it?? I’m having such a hard time lately during this covid lockdown. I’m trying to juggle so much and I find that I’m unable to be present with my daughter every day. I’m always running around trying to balance everything including my full time job, her care, cooking, cleaning, taking care of my own needs like showering/eating...and SO is working full time from home too. We’re sharing duties but it’s so hard.

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I do my best and that is enough! No person is 100% present all the time. Don’t get yourself down when you feel like you have failed because you haven’t. Your child is so lucky to have a mama that works so hard to be the best she can be💕

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I have time where I am 100% focused, present, and intentional each day with my daughter but I’m definitely not like that all day. It’s impossible to be like that and get done everything that also needs done. Just keep doing your best with love and that’s good enough. Don’t be too hard on yourself ❤️

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Everyday? Yes. All day everyday? No. I'm working from home while taking care of a baby I cant focus on both 100%. I asked her pediatrician and she said they're fine as long as when you do have that 1:1 time with them, its quality time. Every hour I stop for 10ish minutes and we read or play, the rest of the time shes playing by herself or I'm just holding her while I work. Then at night its focusing on her until bedtime and weekends we spend with her all day with attention.

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I have learned that some of the best nights and days my kids have had is staying in their pjs and eating cereal for dinner. I have also learned that cleaning can wait and it’s okay to play with them instead of having a perfectly clean house ... it has been difficult for meat times but I’m getting there. I try to spend as much time as I can with them while they are awake even if it means they sit on the counter while I cook. But like most moms I still feel like I don’t spend enough time and wonder how I can do more. Just know we all feel like it’s not enough but you got this mama.

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I am 100%, but I am not working.  If I was working, then no. I do my housework when my kids are napping (20m and 6m).  I seriously don’t know how people are taking care of their kids while working from home right now. I feel like it’s literally impossible to be there 100%.  I really feel for them right now.  I am lucky that my kids still are at the age where they nap, so I can get my me time then, and do whatever house work needs to get done.  You are doing your best which is totally good enough ❤️❤️

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Every single day but not all day every day. I’ll have at least a little moment every day but definitely nothing structured or scheduled and often can be a short little memory we’re making 😊❤️

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I definitely am every day but not ALL day and no one can be. My son is 2.5 and we limit screen time so when the weather is bad, it’s a lot of finding things to keep him occupied. If it’s nice, we basically live outside but he’s old enough to help me weed the gardens, water the plants, and he loves just driving his tractor around the yard. We try to just include him in the things we do as it keeps him busy and teaches him new things. Still, there are times he has to entertain himself and he’ll get his trucks and tractors out and drive them around the furniture, put his puzzles together, look at books, etc. I’m in working in the kitchen, he likes to get out his play doh or kinetic sand and do that while we talk and I can get dinner done. While I can’t be present 100% with him, I think everyone should try to be at least a good bit of the day if you’re the one home with them all the time, especially if play dates and things can’t be happening. Independent time is important, though, as well.

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Idk I would say yes/no. I have my kids chill in the living room watching TV or playing with toys while I sit in my room from time to time. But they know they are more than welcome to come in my room and conversate or ask me for something. I'm a sahm. So sometimes I need my alone time especially since this whole lock down. Having three run around and then when my boyfriend's kids come over there's 5 so yeah. Momma needs me time lol

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We do one turn taking activity every day for speech development and I find that employing those strategies helps me to be present. I'm not present ALL the time but there are 1-2 interactions each day where I'm killing it and my husband aims for the same which really helps. I think we're doing ok with it because it's planned!

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It sounds like you’re doing what you’re able too. That’s all that matters. Being a mom and working is hard work. I’m home doing a lot with my kids but I’m not working right now. Even then I get overwhelmed. I would just take 15-30 minutes a day and spend some one on one. It doesn’t need to be hours.

Are you present and intentional with your kids every day?

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