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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously this sounds like bad scheduling on your part. You should go to the gym at 6am, nap time or when the kids are in bed. That would free up more time with them. What's wrong with going to the gym on a weekday morning or weekday evening?

Bill paying and errand running are easy to do once the kids are asleep (8pm by the latest at your kids ages, so that gives you like 3 hours every night!)

You have tons of free time. Your schedule kind of sounds boring to your kids though... Where's the pool time in the summer, bike rides, picnics, playgrounds, fun errands. Even brunch on Sunday doesn't sound appealing with kids. I have a 2 and a 4 year old. We spend half the weekend doing super fun kid stuff and then the other half tag teaming each other so we can get projects/chores done (but the kids are still having fun with the other parent). Also, my kids LOVE running errands with us. Grocery stores and Home Depot are some of their favorites, clothing stores no way. [/quote]

Yes,  this is what I was thinking - when do you play with or do stuff with your kids? We are like out the door every weekend to do something with the kids.  Hiking, playground, play dates, biking, pool.

We certainly trade off so we can each do our own thing sometimes.  I do a lot on weeknights as well.  I don’t “workout” on the weekends.  I might push the baby for a long walk in the stroller, or chase them at the playground or pool.  My husband will take older kids on long bike rides, but gym time is early in the morning before work.  I aim for 4 days a week and just try to be active on the weekends.  [/quote]

Same reaction here. Our weekends are kid centered, it's our real chunk of time together as a family. Mornings are the longer chunk so we usually do an outing. We are active and do a lot of hiking. I would not spend that much time away from my kids to exercise on my own. Afternoons post-nap is usually pool or backyard or just playing with toys etc at home. Agree with a lot of practical suggestions here:

- What can you get done during the workday? Generally anyone online stuff and light housework if you WFH.

- Set up your house so kids can hang out and play, sometimes on their own at least for short stretches.

- Be active with your kids

- try to work on quiet time and maybe offer a reward if the 4yo stays in his ro and plays on his own. I'm the OP from another thread asking for Quiet Time ideas and I got a ton of good ideas

- at least one parent can take the kids on a post-nap short outing.

- screen time (for older kid in our case) while getting dinner together.

- we also just have low standards at this point. Our house is messy and our meals are pretty casual. But it works for this stage.

Ours are 1 and 3.
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Our days were divided into two blocks at that stage of life:

*Morning block:  Get up, play at home a bit, good breakfast, get out and about (playground, pool, splash park, bike rides).  We used to go far and wide to find new playgrounds.

Home for lunch and nap.

*Afternoon block:  Get up, have a snack, go to the library to read and pick out books.  Possibly run "fun" errands with the kids, e.g. Home Depot, Lowes, the nursery.  Pool again if it is super-hot, in which case we would take a picnic dinner, shower at the pool, come home clean and ready for the bedtime routine.[/quote]

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