Singling out one child

DH & I have recently decided for him to single out one of our children in particular in an effort to strengthen their bond with each other. Obviously it's intended to be short-term so there aren't any negative effects on the other 2. But, any tips from the highway?

Wow that's an awesome idea JD. Did you guys have a day each for all the days of the week? I'm thinking this might become a regular Saturday thing for us if DH is keen.

Thats a nice idea JD. Something to keep in my mind for when my boys get older

we do similar as jd with xanthe, have a daddydate where dh takes her to the movies, or somewhere fun etc. its not all that often, but she still talks about the last one she went on. and for the record, she still talks about the last one she went on with me, which was when jordis was 7 weeks old!

definately think it is a worthwhile thing to start, as long as it is each child getting their turn. maybe every second sunday, or every third sunday, he could take one of the girls somewhere?

I think its an awesome idea. I remember Simon Barnett talkign on good morning about dates with his girls and they get dressed up and go out on a proper date, like to dinner or something...obviously his girls are a little bit older. But I think a set date and the girls get to choose what they do (maybe within reason ). He will love it!

Teresa we do this with the girls - we have our "date" days, keep them home from daycare when i have my day off and we go do things together. Sometimes it's just me and either of them, other times it me mike and one of them. It's a great idea, especially when you think about it in the fact that really, the older one is the only one that will ever have had a time where it was just them and you, completely, second and subsequent children will always have had someone else around to compete for attention with, even if they don't have to compete so to speak.

some ideas:
*go to the park
*go for bush walks
*take bikes down to memorial park and ride around on the roller-skate rink
*one on one date to lollipops
*go to movies
*go to a cafe and have a grown-up lunch together.. kids love muffins or sammies and a juice, or you can get fluffies for them which they think are just so COOL! (expecially little girls!) followed by a trip to the $2 shop.
*Bake together
*Paint together
*a picnic at the riverbank (the river access by the golf club is a nice place..)
*following on from that, after the picnic, we tend to go for a walk down by the river, and throw stones into the river (not around anyone else, and only little ones) and listen to the different sounds, or see how far we can throw them. Sometimes you can collect a couple of neat shaped ones, then we come home and paint them pretty colours and put them in the garden.
There's lots of things it just takes a bit of imagination, and sometimes you set out to do other things and some opportunity for spontanaety occurs which makes it really neat.