{"id":289,"date":"2012-07-16T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2012-07-16T16:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/warmanloving.org\/site\/?p=289"},"modified":"2012-10-15T14:01:37","modified_gmt":"2012-10-15T21:01:37","slug":"dear-joyce-how-do-you-make-individual-time-with-each-child","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warmanloving.org\/site\/dear-joyce-how-do-you-make-individual-time-with-each-child\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear Joyce . . . How do you make individual time with each child?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/warmanloving.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120716-Post.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-295\" title=\"20120716 Post\" src=\"http:\/\/warmanloving.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120716-Post-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Adrea Schiedler Photography\" width=\"491\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/warmanloving.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120716-Post-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/warmanloving.org\/site\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/20120716-Post-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 491px) 100vw, 491px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dear Joyce,<\/p>\n<p>When I heard you teaching, you mentioned special time with each of your kids in the evening.\u00c2\u00a0 I assume you meant at bedtime.\u00c2\u00a0 We have all three of our kids (ages, 6,4 and 2) in the same room, and they go to bed at the same time.\u00c2\u00a0 How would you recommend having special time at night with our living situation?<\/p>\n<p>Madelyn<\/p>\n<p><em>Dear Madelyn,<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It is not as easy if all of your children sleep in the same room.\u00c2\u00a0 If that is the only alternative,\u00c2\u00a0 you can be creative.\u00c2\u00a0 You can hold your two year old while you read books at the level of your oldest children.\u00c2\u00a0 Some nights, read to your 2-year-old, and then put him to bed.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 You can hold and read to the 4-year-old\u00c2\u00a0 in the living room or on your bed.\u00c2\u00a0\u00c2\u00a0 End the time with your 6 year old so he\/she feels special as the oldest.\u00c2\u00a0 There are such benefits in having holding, reading, and talking time with each child.\u00c2\u00a0 Some nights you can tag team with your spouse \u00e2\u20ac\u201c in different rooms.\u00c2\u00a0 I would recommend that you give your 6-year-old a bit of a later bedtime than the 2 year old.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Love, Joyce<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00c2\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Joyce, When I heard you teaching, you mentioned special time with each of your kids in the evening.\u00c2\u00a0 I assume you meant at bedtime.\u00c2\u00a0 We have all three of our kids (ages, 6,4 and 2) in the same room, and they go to bed at the same time.\u00c2\u00a0 How would you recommend having special time at night with our living situation? 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