Date Night…

No, date nights are not just for mom and dad! How often do you have a “date night” with your kids? Parents sometimes feel very disconnected from their preteens because in a rapidly changing world, these digital natives keep up while parents are feeling a bit left in the dust. Well here are 10 simple but fun things you could be doing with your preteen. All you need to do is…set a date!

1. Play video games. Ok ok, I know, you have not played video games since the Nintendo (or even Atari?) years. Who cares, let your preteen smash you. Who knows…maybe you’ll like it!
2. Go to a movie.
3. Play them in a game of basketball…or whatever sport they prefer.
4. Go out for ice cream.
5. Give them a spending limit and head to your local Toys-R-Us. Buy something you can have fun with together.
6. Go on a bike ride.
7. Read a story.
8. Take them to a baseball game.
9. Go to the mall and have lunch at the food court.
10. Play a board game (one of my favorites!).