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[quote=Anonymous]I think it's a balance. I do think most kids get the socialization they need at school and aftercare. It's a lot of time with friends. Kids, and especially young kids, really do need quality family time AND unstructured downtime. It sounds like your DH might be pushing back on being overscheduled and I would give him a hearing because depending on how much you are doing, it really might be overwhelming the family (and as a member of the family, his feelings about it matter -- if he personally feels over scheduled, that matters).

The stuff you describe him doing with the kids sounds like great quality time. If he's not into sports, he doesn't have to play them with your kids. I don't. I will go for walks/hikes with mine but I don't want to go kick a soccer ball around, it's just not my thing and I'll spend the whole time looking forward to it being over. That's not quality time for anyone. But if he loves reading books, playing games, and watching movies with them, he sounds like an involved and loving parent. That's great.

Also, I really treasure quiet weekends with the family at home. It is quality time to me, even on those days when we are all doing our own thing. We do schedule stuff on the weekends sometimes (swim classes, sometimes we have ballet recitals, and we'll get together with friends a couple weekends a month), but I love just waking up with nowhere to be and hanging out in our pajamas all morning while the kids play. Sometimes we'll make pancakes or biscuits or something. Sometimes I'll do art with the kids. Then we'll head to a playground or park or go hiking in the afternoon, then come home and make dinner together. It's a relaxed day and we all recharge and get lots of rest. I love it.[/quote]

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