Dads and Their Children

Well, for example, today my husband & son (8) played basketball from the minute he got home from school (no homework today) about 4:00 until 6:00 p.m. and it was time for dinner.....

Yes! After work, when he is out of the shower, and I'm making dinner. They play cars, guns, wrestle, build forts, all the manly fun stuff! My boys are 2.5, and 1 :-)

Yes...he's the fun one and I do the work ;-)

They are 5, 7, 13 & 14. Three younger are boys, oldest is his daughter. He plays knee hockey in the basement a few times a week with the boys (daughter has no interest) and takes them public skating once a week (this is on top of their regular hockey practices and games, of which he goes to about half). He takes his daughter and our youngest son to kickboxing twice a week and puts on equipment and spars with her a couple of times a week. He usually brings the younger ones to the park at least once a week and plays board games and card games as well. He's the one who plans outings like kayaking, biking, or having a picnic and playing some soccer or football and he takes them out on their quad. When they play random sports like basketball, soccer, baseball and lacrosse he makes sure he has equipment so he can practice with them.

I married a guy who is a fun, hands-on dad and creates the memories that my kids will look back on. Lousy husband, but good dad.

Yes he plays with them. I have 2 kids, 5 and 9 years old.
He even helps with homework.
Not for hours... but he does face time and plays with them and interacts with them and converses with them and teaches them things.
So that is good about him.
Not saying he is perfect, who is.
But he's a good Dad. With both my son and daughter. He'll even brush my daughter's hair. He can do girl and boy things with either of them.

5 yo girl
4 yo girl
9 month old boy

Yes hubby plays with them. I'm the primary caregiver. He gets home at 6:30 at night usually. They're in bed by 7:30. And is here on weekends. Weeknights not too much playing usually other than reading stories, giving them spaceship rides to bed, or laying around tickling. On weekends, it varies. but definitely he plays with the kids.

Yes my hubby plays with the kids. I have a 4 year old and 17 month old. He works some 12 hour days and doesnt really see the kids too much those days but on the other days he plays great with them! I dont really know how many times a day or for how long but he plays with them throughout the day and is very active with them.

Yes, my husband plays with our 3 1/2 year old and 18 month old daughters throughout the day. During the week, he gets home around 7pm and they go to bed between 7 and 7:30 so really, they have only a few minutes to play on the days he works. But he works only 3 or 4 days a week so the days during the week that he's not working and on the weekends he plays with them on and off (15 minutes or so here and there) for probably a combined total of 1-2 hours.

My husband plays with my son from the time he gets home, until the time he goes to bed. (Not just him. We all play together, also.) On the weekends, they have a ton of playtime. Oh, my son is 2 1/2.

Hi K., myn husband played withn ourn 3 when theyn were growing up. i never timed it, but he spent time playing with them everyday. J.

Yes, he is very playful with them, all the time! They are 4 and 6

Do video games count?
If yes then my husband has spent HUNDREDS of hours playing with the kids, especially our son.
Other than that? Somewhat with Legos and blocks when they were younger. But we tended to spend our family time doing things like walks, cooking, household projects, bike rides, museums, sporting events, going to the park the zoo, the pool, the beach, etc. Neither my husband or I ever really "played" with our kids, they played well on their own and with each other :)

Absolutely! My kids are 12 & 10 now & he always has. They rough-house a bit too much for me to join in (I'm really thin-skinned & bruise easily), but they play regularly.

My son is 2 1/2. My husband plays with him maybe 20 minutes a day. I didn't marry a playful fun guy. I married a kind, loving , stable guy. he's great helping out with my son bathing, eating, etc. And he provides very well for us financially. I have to be satisfied with the fact that my husband isn't "everything" that I might want him to be. He has his strengths and weaknesses just like me. Yes I get annoyed often that he doesn't take my son to the park. But then I have to remember that he does do, A, B, C, and D which many dads don't. Every day I try to be grateful for what he is rather than what he is not. I do understand that some days it's tough - if that's what you're getting at with the question.

All the time . . . when he's home. My boys are 7 and 14, but he's always played with them since they were old enough to smile.

My husband is playful by nature, and he will play whatever the boys are interested in. When they were babies, he played with baby toys. As they got older, he played imaginary games and Legos (Legos are still a favorite!). Playing outside is also popular. He helps them build forts and then pretends with them. Now video games are in the picture, and they all love those (not my favorite). He still plays lots of other things with them too, though, not just video games. Like I mentioned before, he just has a playful personality. :)

Are you kidding?

Maybe a few hours in many - many years....

I really wished he would - but it is not happening in our family :(

My kids are 15 months and 3 1/2. My husband will play with them for maybe an hour in the evenings (he gets home from work at 5 and they go to bed at 7) He will dance with our 15 month old or chase her around and tickle her. He will play some kind of sport with my 3 1/2 year old or just play wrestle with him. Some days he's just not in the mood though. On the weekends it's a little more. I think he will play a lot more with my son when he is older, my nephew is 8 and comes over sometimes and he will play sports with him for hours!

my daughter is 5 and her dad/my ex plays with her but does watch tv a goo amt. My bf plays with her daily, he has declared no more barbies thoughm, but board games, puzzles, making art, coloring...he does all of that..we ussually all do together but will take turns if one of us is cooking or cleaning.
One of the reasons i love him...i had to go to the doctors and instead of making her wait in th waiting room, he hiked in the woods with her, and they were on the hunt for dino bones

nope... and when he did or does half the time dad ends up yelling at someone for a dumb reason.

they are 16 and 18

Oh most definitely! He's the best at playing with our son. Where I sit there dumbfounded on what to say or do when playing pirates, dinosaurs, cars, etc. my husband and son create whole scenarios - it's awesome! I'm just not that into it, or good at it, or... I'm all for the physical play. I can around the house chasing, giving piggy back rides, etc. and I'm all in for crafty stuff. But, the make-believe, let's play with my toys stuff just baffles and bores me to tears. Thankfully, my husband is great at it and does it. He plays with our son every night and on the weekends. Our son is an only child so it's all we hear all day, "Will you play with me?"

i dont know how long they play, she is a daddys girl