My own kids are 10, 8, and 5, and finding that "me" time is hard. One of the things I started doing when my kids were really young was train them to spend time alone in their rooms. Sometimes I would have to put up a gate to help them learn this, but eventually they caught on. Now, if there isn't time to get away, which is often, I can say room time, and they all understand that they need to go into their rooms and occupy themselves for a while as mom recharges. It helps.

Reply