Family Time
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Family Time Today we struggle to give our own children the ease, space, and quality of interaction that we took for granted growing up. We can not turn back the hands of time, but we can slow down the pace of daily life in our own homes. If we as a staff could choose one thing to ask of you as a kindergarten parent to support your child as a learner, this is what we can suggest to you: Take the time to just talk with and listen to your child.
What does quality interaction look like?
- Turn off your cell phone
- Turn off the T.V.
- Be in the same room
- Get down on their level
- Make eye contact
- Physical contact
- Be engaged in the conversation
This takes time ...... MAKE the time ...... Enjoy the time!
Ideas for spending quality time with your child:
- Sit down to dinner together on a regular basis
- Go on a walk
- Play a game
- Play with your child following their lead
- Cook with your child
- Enjoy music & art together
Please listen to and talk with your child as much as you can. We realize that life is busy, but we encourage you to spend quality time with your child. This will allow you the opportunity to encourage and support your child as a learner. Your child is worth it! Give them your time. Before long, they will be grown.
Recommended Readings:
Mitten Strings for God: Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry by Katrina Kenison
Raising Children Who Think For Themselves by Elisa Medhus, M.D.
Last Child in the Woods by Richard Louv
I Love You Rituals : Activities to build bonds and strengthen relationships by Becky Bailey