I'm not a vet, at all, but as a WIFE, I think it's imperative that you know details of your kids lives. It matters. Their teachers, any projects they are working on, friends on the playground, bullies, how their reading is going, play math games with them (marshmallows and raisins work great here!), take them to the pediatrician for their well-visits, be the "park dad"... this is incredibly sexy and, even better, your kids will see that all that matters to you and not just mom!