Posted by admin | Posted in Child's Tips | Posted on 22-02-2010
Involvement in after-school activities develops our children’s social skills, discipline and strengthens their sense of responsibility and teamwork. It’s our job as parents, however, to help our kids balance these activities with family life, homework and downtime. The following tips are a good place to begin:
Make a proper time table for your children. Give your child the free day to practice or as playtime.
Set up a schedule and see that they aren’t spending their precious time taking in front of the “idiot box”
Be mindful that activities might push back your child’s bedtime.
Arrange family dinners a practice in your household. It’s about sitting around the table engaged in conversation.
Weekends are a time to rest, daydream and have fun.
Don’t impose upon your child to take a class or signing up for a sport. Know his/her interest first.
Begin to honor the value of free time in your child’s life. Create space in the day for unstructured, open-ended, quiet-time.
Create a “strict routine” in your house and turn off the computers, DVDs, Gameboys, TVs, phones, etc.
Rent a movie, pop some popcorn, light a fire and simply be together with no rushing on week ends.
Our role as parents is to help our kids find their passions and more importantly we shouldn’t forget that you are the mirrors for your children.
