Strategies to Make Anytime With Your Child Quality Time
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Strategies to Make Anytime With Your Child Quality Time
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Great topic, especially for parents who work. Being a working parent doesn't mean there isn't time to engage with your kids!
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I am blessed to be able to bring my daughter to work with me, so we are together alot but not always "quality time". We end every day with our night prayers and i ask her to share a gratitude about our day, it gives us all time to reflect on what we did and sometimes I realize how I could tackle the next day better
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My daughter is 19 months old and is more interested in what I'm doing than her toys so i try to explain what i'm doing as best as possible which i'm sure is pointless sometimes but it's nice to have her as a buddy even in the ore boring tasks of the day
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I love when my 4 year-old helps me in the kitchen. It's a special thing that we can do together, just the two of us. Hopefully, as she gets older, she'll remember those times as something special between her and her mommy.
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Even tv-watching time can be quality time. Sometimes my kids just want to be cuddled up with me. They need some downtime, and maybe I do too. So cuddling and zoning out can count, too!
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Not that this is an option for everyone, but as a child I often went to work with my father, who owned a nursery. Even though he had to be off working somewhere on the premises it was always such a treat and comforting to know he was right around the corner while my brother and I played or drew pictures in the office or whatever, and if gave us a chance to become familiar with "his world" in lots of wonderful ways.
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"Quality" interaction isn't just a working mom issue. As a SAHM, I sometimes find myself falling into the mindset that I am with my kids all the time and therefore they get all the "quality" time they need with me. But I am usually multi-tasking: cooking, cleaning, reading, paying bills, surfing the web, writing, etc. I have to remind myself to stay present with my children at times.
While it's difficult (and arguably to the detriment of the child) to focus on your kids all day, I give them my *complete* attention for 20 minutes or so, getting them started on a game or activity, and then sharing with them the other responsibilities I need to tend to - and often enlisting their help! Doing this several times a day teaches them that they are not the center of the universe and helps them feel included in the daily running of the household, while simultaneously making them feel important and loved.
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Good article, but involving young children (I'm assuming you're talking 6 and under or so) in the kitchen requires a great deal of safety thought. Children might take it upon themselves to go into the kitchen later and try to do some of this on their own. There are some things with which they can help, but a local grandmother in my neighborhood failed to think of safety when holding her 16-month-old baby and using a meat grinder. The result was traumatic and life-altering. Conversely, the dinner table is a great place for family togetherness that has fallen by the wayside today. I remember growing up that dinnertime was our together time. We maintain that tradition in my family today, and it is something I hope my kids continue when they're grown and gone. Other families we know of don't ever eat a meal together, and I find them to be much more distracted and less happy than we are.
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I think the most important thing is showering them with love. Hugs, kisses, affection, attention- you can never give too much. Kids learn best when they feel rooted and secure.
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