What if I don’t have enough money to take each child on an individual private date approximately every two weeks?
A. Private dates don’t have to cost any money. The goal of going out on the date is to spend focused time with that person getting to know them better and better. We will be giving out great ideas for dates to those who have signed up for our email. One idea is to let the children know that they can only have an ‘out of the house’ date every third time. This means that they can choose fun things to do with either their mom or dad privately and without interruption IN the house during their ‘in house’ dates. For instance, they may want to have a picnic by spreading out a blanket on the floor of a locked room, eating a specially prepared meal and playing a specific game that they love for an hour or so with their parent. Choosing a specific amount of time that you shouldn’t be interrupted is key to making ‘in house’ dates be fun and emotionally intimate. ‘in house’ dates also work for private dates that parent’s go on with each other.
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