During the week, my 15 month old goes down around 7-7:30PM. This gives me 30-60min to throw around the backyard or putt outside before the sun sets or the bugs drive me back inside. I'll usually leave dishes or other chores for after the practice, if I need the daylight.
My wife works a lot and has paperwork to do or meetings at night, meaning if I want to get a round in during the week, it's got to line up with her schedule, and it's usually a favor I now owe her. Makes getting to Tuesday night league pretty difficult! But it's all about balance, and if you take days/times to go play, make sure she gets her time for her activities (even if that's binge watching the Kardashians....). Extra tough since we both work long hours, I leave the house at 6:15 and get back at 5:30 and she's only about 15min better in both directions (including drop-off/pick-up for daycare).
On the weekends, we don't have any consistent babysitters, so if we want to play a round we're likely bringing the little man. My wife does like to play, which is a plus. Our local course is pretty stroller friendly, and I second the comments above about the off-road version strollers with larger air filled wheels. I can get over just about anything lifting either the front wheel or back two wheels up one at a time without needing to ever pick it up. My son likes to hold a disc while we play, and he's vocal about your good
and bad shots, which is hilarious and frustrating at the same time
. He's at the age where he's OK in the stroller for most of a round, and if we time it right he'll fall asleep at some point during the round - so really, it depends on how well/quiet your child is when he's bored or tired. If you've got a screamer that's pretty tough to bring somewhere when being quiet during the backswing or putting is courtesy.
