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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801718" data-source="post: 9238780">My gaming group is getting older.&nbsp; I'm married with two kids now.&nbsp; A few others in the group are also married with kids.&nbsp; My wife and I respect each other's hobbies.&nbsp; She's not into table top gaming but she give me time to play.&nbsp; She'll watch the kids while I game.&nbsp; When she wants to do something with her friends, like her book club, I watch the kids in turn.&nbsp; My group plays twice a month, whatever two Saturdays we can get in.&nbsp; That way our schedule is flexible enough to accommodate whatever schedule hiccups come up.&nbsp; Even then, we don't all make two sessions a month all the time.&nbsp; That's totally fine.&nbsp; Flexibility is the key though.&nbsp; We also schedule so that our games are more afternoon into the night.&nbsp; That way a good chunk of our game time will be when our kids are in bed.&nbsp; That makes it easier for the parent watching the kids.&nbsp; I also have a dedicated game room, so we don't take over the house if I host.&nbsp; In our group we take turns hosting so that we can all get a turn not having to drive.&nbsp; So we play in my finished basement when I host.&nbsp; We're out of the way.&nbsp; If something comes up where I may need to lend an extra hand with the kids but it won't take a lot of time, I'll ask to host.&nbsp; That way I can step away from the table to help out with the kids if I'm needed.&nbsp; We also keep the door open for anyone having kids who needs to step away from the group for a while.&nbsp; Having a newborn in the house is a lot different than a toddler or older kids.&nbsp; So new parents or growing families often have to take a break for a while.&nbsp; Then when they're ready, the just rejoin the group.&nbsp; I've been gaming this way for 6 years and had no issues.&nbsp; Communication, flexibility and time management all work wonders for keeping up a gaming hobby with a family.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801718, post: 9238780"] My gaming group is getting older. I'm married with two kids now. A few others in the group are also married with kids. My wife and I respect each other's hobbies. She's not into table top gaming but she give me time to play. She'll watch the kids while I game. When she wants to do something with her friends, like her book club, I watch the kids in turn. My group plays twice a month, whatever two Saturdays we can get in. That way our schedule is flexible enough to accommodate whatever schedule hiccups come up. Even then, we don't all make two sessions a month all the time. That's totally fine. Flexibility is the key though. We also schedule so that our games are more afternoon into the night. That way a good chunk of our game time will be when our kids are in bed. That makes it easier for the parent watching the kids. I also have a dedicated game room, so we don't take over the house if I host. In our group we take turns hosting so that we can all get a turn not having to drive. So we play in my finished basement when I host. We're out of the way. If something comes up where I may need to lend an extra hand with the kids but it won't take a lot of time, I'll ask to host. That way I can step away from the table to help out with the kids if I'm needed. We also keep the door open for anyone having kids who needs to step away from the group for a while. Having a newborn in the house is a lot different than a toddler or older kids. So new parents or growing families often have to take a break for a while. Then when they're ready, the just rejoin the group. I've been gaming this way for 6 years and had no issues. Communication, flexibility and time management all work wonders for keeping up a gaming hobby with a family. [/QUOTE]

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