Weekends with the kids

Weekends with the Kids

We have implemented a new process for handling our time with the kids in order to maximize every minute. Every Friday when the kids arrive we gather at the dining room table with a dry erase board. It's time to create a family plan. I love this. We all sit around the table and start calling out and writing down all the options of things that are happening or things we want to try to fit in (no one's idea is to be ignored). Then comes the elimination process because there are only so many hours in a day. I'm always pleasantly surprised to see how smoothly that goes. Sometimes the plans are jam packed, non-stop action and other weeks it is a more laid back relaxing guideline. I think it is so successful because everyone gets a say and are open to other people's ideas, knowing that their own ideas will be heard. I bet it helps that it takes some of the control out of my hands and we don't end up participating in "boot camp" the whole time.