WAYS OF SPENDING QUALITY TIME WITH YOUR CHILDREN

Show affection

It is important that you tell your child you love them every day, this will help your child know that you love and value them and they are important to you.

Schedule specific time for your child

Connect with your child daily, be it before for school or after, during break times or before bedtime, set aside specific time for activities with your child. This can also be a family fun time where you and your partner can make use of this time together with the child, or you can take turns with your child according to your free schedules.

Keeping all distractions away

When you spend time with your child, be sure to keep away from all Technology, turn on your smartphones, and avoid doing any chores or office work at this time. Avoid sending or receiving messages and calls during this time and avoid TV ad music unless it is part of the activity that you are doing.

Let your Child decide on what to play

Whether they want to ride a bike, play with the toy, bake a cake, or do arts and crafts, let them choose what makes them happy and be part of that activity.

Spend a lot of time laughing together

Tell a lot of jokes and laugh with your kids, as laughter is great for improving both physical and mental health

Parent as a friend

This comes to play when you are dealing with teenagers. As the dynamics of the relationship turns tricky, you need to understand them from their point of view, what they are going through. At this point, you need to treat your child as a friend in order to gain their trust no matter how hard it seems. The best way to Bond with them would be to know when to step in as a parent and when to be a friend.  You need to talk to them and share your experiences about the dilemmas and the difficulties you faced growing up, the mistakes you made, and how you tried to mend your mistakes. This will help your teenager respect you and be honest, which will in turn help the bonding process.