A Gottman-informed date night pack for parents running on no sleep and less time — built to be used in the minutes you actually have.
Life with a baby or toddler is beautiful and exhausting. Between sleepless nights, nappy changes, feeds, endless washing and work, it can feel like your relationship has been pushed to the back seat. You still love each other. You just do not have time for each other anymore. Sound familiar?
The Parents of Young Kids Date Night Pack was created by a couples counsellor who hears this from parents every single week. It is designed for the season you are actually in, not the one you wish you had time for.
Date night does not have to mean a fancy restaurant, a babysitter lined up, or a perfectly planned evening. This pack is designed to be used at your own pace, one question on a walk, a conversation over coffee, or ten minutes on the couch after bedtime.
Small moments of connection count. This pack is designed for exactly those moments.
Preparing for Your Date Night guide
Prompts to help you notice, appreciate and celebrate each other
Conversation Starters specifically designed for parents of young kids
Walking Date Series: one question per walk, designed for the pram
Date Night Rules to protect your time together
As a mum, a wife and a couples counsellor who has sat with hundreds of parents, I keep hearing the same thing. The exhaustion. The distance. The feeling that somewhere between the feeds and the school runs and the endless to-do lists, you stopped being a couple and became co-managers. This pack is my answer to that.
I am Jill, a couples counsellor with over 12 years of experience working with couples in Melbourne. The questions and activities in this pack draw on established relationship research, including concepts popularised by the Gottman Institute
After purchase you will receive an instant download link by email. You can view it on your phone, tablet or computer straight away.
Not at all. We call it date night but it could be date morning, date afternoon or date while the baby naps. Connection does not need a clock.
Yes. The questions and activities in this pack are informed by Gottman Institute relationship research, which is among the most respected in the world.
Absolutely. You do not need to get through everything in one sitting. Spread the questions across a week, use them on walks, or pick up where you left off. There is no right way to do this.