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[quote=Anonymous]My tips are similar:

1. No errands - order from Amazon, Instacart, etc. Keep wardrobe simple and minimize clothes shopping.

2. Routine is really key - we have a movie night (my DS is a little older), read books before bed, a Sunday screen-free family night

3. Keep extra classes to a minimum, we do two for his favorite two sports/activities

4. Dinner is minimal and I focus on balance not that we share an identical meal. We did Sun Basket for a while to help expose him to new foods and to learn a little about cooking.

5. Lots and lots of play dates. I got to know other families well, we do a lot of play dates since he's an only child. I don't feel self-conscious about being the only divorced/singe mom in my circle. Since I'm not embarrassed, I find no one else is.

6. I don't let whole days of the weekend go by without structure: we usually do an outdoor outing Saturday morning when he doesn't have another sport. It's self-care for me to spend a few hours in a forest, hiking, at a lake etc. too. Then we're both tired and can rest or do a play date later in the day. We go to church on Sunday.

7. After-care is an opportunity for him to have built-in playdates and run around. When I pick him up he is sweaty and has run around for an extra hour. I'm not rushing at work.

8. He goes to bed later, so I don't watch tv anymore. It's fine. My work is the kind where I can read and socialize a lot about things I care about. So I'm not desperate for enrichment that is unrelated to my career. I read a lot of books about parenting and child development. Most of my volunteer work I can do from my computer during the day or late at night. I feel like I'm contributing to causes I care about, in a way that fits in with the constraints of my life. I also have a strong support system. But we don't see each other very much outside of work hours or at work conferences.

9. I do a lot of childcare planning during work too - ordering library books, setting up outings and play dates, and so on.

10. I don't spend money on expensive travel, or private schools, or anything like that. But I buy him a ton of books, organic food, toys, we have time to do a lot of outings together, we're very close.

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