I have a 12 yr old, and 8yr old a 6yr old with special needs, and now another one on the way!
It can be done, but I find that if you don't have some kind of permanent setup that the interest wanes. When you finally do get a clear night the tiredness can over-ride the desire to get out there.
My solution was two-fold. Making a cover for the mount so it was always setup and ready to go, and...
going solar.
Solar viewing is extremely rewarding, amazingly portable, a cube and an LS60 and you get great views and photography is a cinch with something like the GSTAR EX. The eclipse is coming up too.
For my night-sky fix I hang out on the Night Skies Network, you get to chat to people, see some great views and take advantage of the time differences around the world and do it during the day. The kids enjoy that too.
JJJ's routine is similar to mine as far as organising the kids and the nights I want to image, but I'm finding the motivation harder as I'm getting older and getting less sleep
