Now that she’s 5 we can do drop-off playdates which is a huge game changerīreak quad: If possible, and it’s not always possible, we try to give each parent at least half of a quad as a break. Luca is too young to care about this now so we just do it for Amalia. Kid friend quad: One of the quads (minimum) should include a playdate or activity with the kids’ friends. We can breathe easier with Luca knowing things are baby-proofed and we don’t have to chase after him every second. In the summer we usually pull out the water table and play outside and in the winter we’ll all go to the basement and play there. Home play quad: We also try to have one quad where we are all together at home just playing so the kids can both relax and have fun at the same time. Luca still naps but Amalia gets a “TV rest” during the anchor time for an hour each weekend day.įamily fun quad: When we’re looking at the upcoming weekend and trying to figure out our plans, we like to make sure we have at least one quad where we do an activity as a family (playground, kid’s museum, beach, pool, etc) out of the house. So everything we plan is before nap/rest and after nap/rest on both weekend days. If your kid(s) are older and no longer nap, one of the main keys of the “quad system” (lol that I’m calling it that) is a rest in between the quads. The anchor: When your kids are little, the quads are split up by a nap so Q1 and Q3 are wake up until nap time. Not impressed yet? No, I wasn’t either, but hear me out. This has been a game-changing way to look at weekends for us and has helped us to balance how all four of us are feeling. Until my friend (hi Kelly!) introduced me to the way she divides her weekends up for the kids: Quads. And managing those ups and downs is down right exhausting for parents. They either get bored or they’re overbooked. Weekends with kids can be tough figuring out how to fill two full days with just the right balance of activities versus rest. Maybe I should have called it “A thing we do that is pretty great” or something to that effect. What even counts as a “hack” these days anyway? I don’t know if this post counts as a mom hack.
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