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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids are only 2 and 4, and it sounds like a lot of elementary school parents are having the same issue, so maybe I’m out of my depth. But would it help to structure your time more clearly? Like Sat morning your DH does something with the kids and makes lunch while you work out and do bills/research vacations/whatever. Then for an hour after lunch everyone has downtime. Then in the afternoon you do a family activity, or you’re on with the kids while DH does something else. I feel like this works well for my house - is there a reason this doesn’t work for older kids?[/quote]

Yes, you are out of your depth. You answered a question that OP didn’t ask.[/quote]

Yes. It doesn’t work because you are not all home when kids are older. We have soccer and baseball. This weekend we have 3 kid birthday parties. Kids have social lives as do the adults. We are all running in different directions all weekend. Having a centrally dictated schedule doesn’t work once your kids have their own schedules - and my kids are in fewer activities than most. Once you have more than one kid and extracurriculars, your spouse better be ready to step up and know things like the coach’s name and the time/location of practice.
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