family dinners
i met with a new friend today for coffee. we talked a lot about our own kids but, also, about kids in general. she brought up something that i also feel strongly about. and that is....
family dinners.
it sounds so simple, so basic. but it is one of the most powerful tools a family has in bonding and communicating with each other. you can use this time to laugh and play, to talk and to listen. if you do it regularly, the kids will come to know it is something they can count on. they will feel like the family unit is an important part of life. and as a parent, this is an ideal time to find out what your kid's day looked like, what they're thinking, what their emotional state is, etc.
my friend and i both realized that we knew many families who don't do dinner together as a family. some families have hectic schedules. my advice to them; try to work it into the hectic schedule. some families are actually all home together for dinner but don't sit down together at the table. what a loss for them. my advice to them; it's never too late to start.
family dinners.
it sounds so simple, so basic. but it is one of the most powerful tools a family has in bonding and communicating with each other. you can use this time to laugh and play, to talk and to listen. if you do it regularly, the kids will come to know it is something they can count on. they will feel like the family unit is an important part of life. and as a parent, this is an ideal time to find out what your kid's day looked like, what they're thinking, what their emotional state is, etc.
my friend and i both realized that we knew many families who don't do dinner together as a family. some families have hectic schedules. my advice to them; try to work it into the hectic schedule. some families are actually all home together for dinner but don't sit down together at the table. what a loss for them. my advice to them; it's never too late to start.
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