Alison Curtis: We don't always have to be available to our kids

As our children grow, it is a tough lesson to learn that their parents aren’t always going to be focusing on them - we aren’t always going to be available and that is okay

'It's ok not to give the kids your undivided attention all the time.'

I have been thinking a lot about how available I am to my daughter, Joan. I mean my attention. Emotionally and with my time, I am always available. That is my role as her mother. That is what I signed up for when we started a family.

But her needs change as her abilities grow, so I am thinking about what it means to be available to her as she gets older and if being too ‘on call’ is good for her.