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Issue No. 2 / January 2017 — No. 1.2 / Week Ending on January 8, 2017
Make Quality time with your kids an addiction

Hovering over and micro managing your child’s life isn’t necessarily “quality time.” It’s
control, and it’s unhealthy. We need to firmly believe that the ultimate objective of
parenthood is to launch healthy, God-loving, strong-minded adults into the world. Ac-
complishing that, children need quality time and focus, but they also need the freedom
to have their own preferences and personalities.
As parents in today’s world we juggle as Life is such a balancing act, and most times
there’s not a “right” or “wrong” way to do it .So keep your kids schedules in your daily
calendar and have simple day to day achievable goals with them. Make it your addiction!
1- Read to your kids. Easier said than done on busy days, but very important.
2- Tell a bed time story. Young 3-5year olds asks for one every night!

3- Always, always, take a minute to tell your kids goodnight before they go to sleep.
4- Include your child in what you’re doing throughout the day. It’s easy to send kids
“out” when you’re busy, but this can be especially hurtful for a child who craves your
attention.
5- Take your child with you while you run errands or grocery shop. A little one-on-one
time with Mama is very special.

6- Go on a walk with your child. Again, make it one-on-one time.
7- Watch a favorite movie together. Maybe during nap time while other siblings are
snoozing.

8- Take your child on a “date”. Some parents do this with each of their children
throughout the year and they LOVE it!
9- Play a game together. Focus on togetherness, not on rules or who is winning.

10- Work on a project together. Children love when they are helped and indirectly guid-
ed.
11- Just sit and talk. But mainly listen.

12- Find a hobby you both enjoy. You will surely find many mutual interests if you try.
13- Be interested in your child’s hobbies, just because. Your child will feel valued when
you get excited about what he or she loves.

14- Make the most of every day tasks. When you sit down to fold a basket of laundry,
say, “Hey, wanna come help me? Instead of a chore make it a time to know how the day
was spent.
15– Realize that what seems so important right now is not as important as your child. It
can wait..
Bigger things are important but these small day to day time spent will go long way in de-
veloping deeper and stronger relations with your children.

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