Do you take your kids on "dates"?

[golfgal]

DH took DD15 to her boyfriends wrestling match today and then they were going to go hit balls at the golf dome and go out for sushi. DS15 and I went out for lunch together for our 'date". I thought DS should pay for the date because he is the boy though It's fun getting some one on one time with the kids seeing that they are so busy with school, activities and friends. Do you take your kids on dates.

 

[bballmom56]

I didn't consider them "dates" but I certainly spent special one on one time with both of my kids. I still love to do that and they are 22 and 26.

 

[NHdisneylover]

I have never thought of htem as "dates" but, yes, both DH and I make sure to get some one on one (an two on one) time with the kids pretty often. It can be as simple as meeting up for an ice cream between school and ballet class (or karate--depends on the kid) or a day or weekend out together.

 

[katesorad]

My mom has a relationship like that with my brothers. They will go out just the two of them often to do things. I never had that closeness with either of my parents though.

 

[shortbun]

We have lunch dates all the time. We also often have family activities.

 

[golfgal]

We have lunch dates all the time. We also often have family activities.

We do a lot as a family but we don't go "out" all that much one on one. Yes, I will take one of them shopping as needed or something like that but rarely do we get the chance just to go out for fun one on one. We did more when the kids were younger.

 

[MickeyMomOfThree]

My DH takes the girls out one on one and they call them daddy-daughter dates. I do alone things too with the girls but his are more scheduled (cause of his work schedule.) They get to pcik where they go and what they do and they really look forward to the alone time with dad.

 

[bellebud]

yes, we do this a lot. my kids are 11 and 9, so the perfect ages for it. and it's not always a 'date'... dd11 went to work w/ dad (we own our own business) for 3 straight weeks in december from 6am to 6pm (we homeschool). she loves working and just wanted to be with her daddy.

I often take 1 child to lunch when the other has a class or something. For a few years, it seemed to always be dh and ds doing things (boy stuff - shooting range, 4-wheeling, fishing), and DD and I have always have had a lot of girl time. So the past few years we've tried to switch as much as we can, where I take ds and dh takes dd.

It's something we all enjoy very much! We even do it when we go to disney.

 

[LuvOrlando]

I don't call them that but I hear you! I totally love when I get a chance to spend some one on one time with my kids. My son is such a sweetie, he knows I absolutely love movies so he will pop in one of my favorites like Harry Potter or Lord of the Rings and wait for me, he'll even sit with me and listen to a book on CD if I happen to have one My sweet daughter will do the same and add in a request to cook or bake, but she and I get much more time together so although it's just as valuable, it's not as much of a surprise and I don't have to really schedule it with her. DS just turned 13 & DD is nearly 12 and these glimpses into who they are choosing to be really makes me smile.... so far so good fingers crossed, I'm not nearly done yet

 

[minkydog]

I have lunch dates with DS24. DD17 and i have "Girls Day Out", where we get a pedicure, eat some Chinese food, and go shopping.

 

[minniebeth]

I love when my DS15 has an early release day from HS...it's not very often, but we go out to lunch at his favorite restaurant which is a quiet little hole in the wall of a place with great food. We always enjoy each other's company and love catching up one on one.

I love having a girls day out with my DDs as well, it usually revolves around shopping of course!

I've also taken each one of my kids separately to WDW to have a one-on-one trip with them. I don't know if we'll be able to do it again, but I will always treasure those trips! So awesome!

 

[phorsenuf]

Do I do things with my children, yes. Do I date them, no.

 

[Disney1fan2002]

I've also taken each one of my kids separately to WDW to have a one-on-one trip with them. I don't know if we'll be able to do it again, but I will always treasure those trips! So awesome!

Oh boy, that is something I would love to do! The problem is, it would have to be done one year at a time, and the other two left behind would not like having to wait their "turn".

 

[Pigeon]

About once a month, I take my younger daughter out to breakfast before school. It's our special treat.

I spend several hours a week with my older daughter as we volunteer with a dog rescue together. We often go out to lunch afterward.

 

[powellrj]

When my middle DS was in HS, he took guitar lessons on friday night and we would always go out to dinner and see a movie together afterwards. DH would always take DD someplace on those nights.

When ever DD has a day off we will go shopping and to a movie and out to lunch and I will go visit DS at college and take him out to lunch at least once a month.

We have always done more one on one things with the kids than family things because of the age gap of my kids and my DHs work schedule.

Its funny because many times people don't realize we all go together because you rarely see all of us together at one time.

DH is a workaholic and since the kids are all spread out age wise, I was the one taking the kids out either together or separately. I know on DHs fridays with DD, many times their evening would be DH taking her to work with him.

 

[JOCAmom]

Do I take my kids on dates? No, society usually frowns on that sort of thing.

Do I spend one on one time with my children? Of course, it helps to keep us connected. My youngest insists she wants to be a chef so a couple of times a week, she comes out to help me and we talk about everything that is going on. My middle daughter loves to read just like I do so we'll curl up on the couch and discuss what book she is reading. And my oldest daughter is into music so we'll put on some good music she's found lately and discuss that which always revolves into what her friends like and so on.

 

[jbcheerchick93]

my dad takes me to lunch in the summer i consider that a father-daughter date

 

[MsLeFever]

I spend time one on one with both of my kids - but I do occasionally call them "dates" with DS. We call it that because I try to teach him the appropriate ways to treat a girl on a date. Pulling out chairs, holding doors, proper things to talk about....

 

[pirateofthecarolinas]

My DH calls his date with DD14 Daddy/Daughter Day.

 

[Aristomommy]

Dh does this with DD and they really enjoy them. He figured who else to set an example of how a gentleman should act and he opens the door for her, pulls out her chair etc when they do this. Sometimes they go to a movie when DS is too young to see it and I am so glad he is investing this type of time with her. When DS is older, he will be going wi me also and I will make sure he knows how to be a gentleman in a situation.