Are we spending enough quality time with our children?

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Friday, February 20th, 2009 Subscribe To Our Feed

Probably more than anything the important thing that we can give to our kids is our time!

This far outweighs the children’s toys that money can buy and means so much more. Time is a precious commodity these days. Parents seem to be always so pushed for time and after a day at the office it is so much easier to go home and chill out.

I am not saying that kids toys are a bad thing, in fact there are a lot of great learning toys around but nevertheless use your time to interact with the children and join in with their games.

I suppose this is a major factor as to why the television often plays such a great part in our children’s lives.

Nowadays a child spends excessive amounts of time in front of “the box” and the general opinion is that this is not a good thing. Why not turn the tv off and play a game together or even just talk. The sad fact is that very often the art of conversation in families is actually dead and in the main it is very much the fault of the parents.

I am not saying absolutely no tv, but even if it was maybe just one evening in the week, surely it must be worth giving it a go!

Mealtimes are another prime time for catching up with the family. Again not tv dinners, but why not actually sit up at the table and eat a meal together. This is meant to be better for the digestion too!

I wonder how many parents take an active role to help with their children’s homework. I don’t mean actually doing it for them, but just making suggestions and being there to give them help and advice when they need some.

Whatever happened to the bedtime story? This used to be the temptation to get them to bed. Ask a child what story he or she best remembers from their childhood and very often they will remember a story that a family member made up at bedtime.

Another massive treat and something they can look forward to is the promise of a picnic. Kids really love being outdoors and the fun and games that are involved.

Perhaps better than that would be a family holiday. Half the fun and anticipation comes from all the forward planning and it is something to look forward to.

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