Being a parent is so much more than putting
clothes on their backs, food on the table and seeing to their health and
welfare. As a parent we are raising up the future and so it is important to
give kids something to latch onto. At times this can be a trying challenge
because there are only so many hours in the day. Why not make it a habit of
planning one day a week to ‘make memories’ with your kids. Plan activities that
they will cherish forever, even long after they’ve had children of their own.
First a Word about Babysitters
First a Word about Babysitters
Maybe you have never heard of that movie
from the early 1990’s but it really has become a classic comedy, Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s
Dead. If you haven’t, it’s a must-see! One of the things you will often
hear your children remarking on as they grow to adulthood is in regards to the
babysitters you used whilst they were little enough to need them.
It is extremely important to find the right
person to care for your children because believe it or not, memories of
babysitters happen to be one of the number one types of remembrances common to
people reminiscing on their childhood. Take time to find a person your kids
will remember fondly, not with horror. If you don’t know where to look, you can
find a au pair with aufini.com.
Weekly One-on-One Quality Time
Weekly One-on-One Quality Time
No matter how busy you are, always, always,
always, take time to spend with each child one-on-one. This is just as
important to their sense of self as being grounded in a loving family. There
may be plenty of memories about time spent together as a family but the times
they will remember most will be those times “mum and I” or “dad and I” spent doing…
whatever it is you did!
This also goes a long way to dispel sibling
rivalry. If you give each child an opportunity to tell you what they’d like to
do on their ‘mum and me’ day, they can’t fault you for favouring one over the
other. It was their choice so what they choose is important to them or they
would have chosen otherwise. Those are the memories most likely to be shared
with their own children someday. “When I was little my mum would,” and here
they will go on about your one
on one time together.
The Importance of Memories
The Importance of Memories
Those memories are so much more important
than just something to remember good old mum and dad with. Those memories
actually help to shape your sons and daughters into the adults they will
become. Remember, unless they become a Tibetan monk or a Catholic nun/priest,
they will be having kids themselves one day. All those fond memories will one
day help them shape their own children and this is the stuff that family
tradition is made of.
Some memories are spontaneous, but if you
want to use them as a learning experience, plan them well. Never underestimate
the importance of planning memorable moments with kids.
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