So, what can you do with your child at visits??

Your options are endless! Although a lot of what you can do is going to depend on your child’s age.

Basically you have two choices or even a combination of the two choices. You can go somewhere and do some sort of activity or you can stay at one of your homes and just hang out there.
There are positive and negatives to both suggestions.

Staying in gives you the opportunity to have some quality time with your child without all the distractions you might have out and about. It gives you the chance to intimately interact with your child in a calm setting. And if you are visiting at your child’s home then you have the opportunity to see him or her in his own environment.

Hanging out at home doesn’t always have to be boring either. You and your child could rent a good movie and make some popcorn. You could bake cookies, play a game, cook a meal together (pizza is a fun meal to cook with a child!) or do some sort of arts and crafts activity.

Planning an activity or going somewhere for your visit can provide you with distractions if visits are super emotional for you. As your child grows older, he or she may enjoy the activities and going out more than just hanging out. Plan somewhere fun to go and do and do your visiting there with your child. What is your child into? If he loves dinosaurs perhaps there is a museum nearby you all could go to. Or if your birth daughter loves ballet, plan a trip to see a ballet performance.

Most importantly, have a good time making memories with your child!

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