In our daily grind, we lose sight of the importance of spending quality time with our children. We are so concentrated on getting them up and dressed and fed before we send them off to school, and then when we get home to hurry and do their homework, feed them, get them in the bath and get them tucked back into bed.
Perhaps its taking the time to put your phone down, turn the TV off and just listen... What are they telling you by their behaviors? What do they really need from you? Maybe its taking a day off to just spend time with them? Send the nanny home early and come home an hour earlier? Maybe its making plans for the weekend and talking about their day and how it went.
At our house, it is mandatory to all sit for dinner as its the perfect time to chat about the day with all of our children and talk about the best and worst parts of their day. To have all of them paying attention to one another and to hear them all offer kind advice to one another is wonderful!
What can you do today and each day to connect with your child? Even if its just for a brief few minutes??
Something to think about.
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