My daughter and I have this time for the two of us we call "loving-loving". When it's "loving-loving" time, we'd cuddle together, no TV, no toys, and we'd just talk, hug and kiss (we call our butterfly kisses "kissy-kissy"). We tell each other stories as well, but only when I am not tired because telling stories to my child takes up so much of my imagination it becomes stressful (LOL), but she does a really good job at telling me stories.

My daughter is just like me, she is very affectionate and loving, my mother was not a very affectionate mother to me when I was a kid and so I try to make up to my daughter by overfeeding her with so much love and care, making sure that we don't grow apart like my mother and I have.

I enjoy our "loving-loving" times because this is the only real time we get to spend with one another, not counting the times we watch TV together. It is our only real bonding time because I am always not around, and every time I am, I am always tired.

What about you? How do you bond with your kids?

When my kids were very little I din not have much time for cuddling and playing with them because I raised them alone- I mean without a mother and a mother in law help or other paid pair of hands- and I would always been so tired of taking care of their needs and gaining money that I didn't seem to be in the right mood of spending quality time with them that much as I would have desire .
I regret those years , although I recovered later the "loving " time .

I play with my child in the evening after work. Beside established a stronger bonds, I find that it takes the stress out of my work especially when I see her cute face and smile. Do you know that a six years old child know how to make your heart grow fonder by massaging or shall I say squeezing your shoulders? I bet other child doesn't do that. Wonder why she learn all this!

I always used to read to my kids when they were young. We used to draw together too. I'd put on some music, give them some paper, and tell them to close their eyes and draw lines on the paper in time to the music. After a few minutes we would open our eyes and then fill in all the big spaces on the design they drew. We'd use lots of different colors and then tell each other what we were trying to draw. It was a lot of fun, gave us time together and they used their imaginations.

I dont get time to paly with my daughter but whenever I get time I play with her. She is just 9 month old but she comes to me whenever I call her. My helper has taught her how to hug. She is very lovely. I feel sorry when I leave her for my office.