For parents with an empty nest, getting quality family time can be quite a challenge. But Niecy Nash has found a solution -- "dating" her children.
The 45-year-old actress, who steals the show on Fox's "Scream Queens" as security guard Denise Hemphill, has one child left at home -- a 16-year-old with whom she can bond by attending her after-school events. But Nash told HuffPost Live on Thursday that she's found a creative way to maintain a close connection with each of her busy adult offspring.
"My older children, I date them separately," she said. "So we go out on different dates. One might come over and I cook them food. Me and my son, we do movie dates. So when a new movie comes out, me and my son, we date. We go to the movies to do that."
Nash said she's also making a concerted effort to bring the family together as a whole more often.
"I just recently implemented [a rule for my kids to] come over to see mommy once a week, and I cook something," she said. "It's pressure, right? But I learn a lot of cooking tips from 'The Chew,' so I'm going to put that to practice to try to feed them and at least have us sit down together as a family, because it's harder when everybody is moving out of the house and your career is going so fast."
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