Parents are the ultimate ‘Role Models’ for children. Every word movement and action has an effect. No other person or outside force has a greater influence on a child than the parent. No modern technology and gadgets can replace the importance of the role of parents. Let us follow certain tips to make the period of summer vacation, a fruitful one for our kids.
Let the children start their day with a prayer. Prayer is talking to God and asking for strength and forgiveness.
Spend individual time with each child. Don’t criticize or constantly correct him/her - have fun goofing around.
Come home in time for dinner together – stimulated fun discussions.
Do tasks together from grocery shopping to building stuff – it can be fun and educational.
Share family stories. Dig out your old photo albums and look through them with your children.
Let children interact and spend time with their grandparents. Ask them to go out for walk.
Make them understand the difference between A `Want’ and A `Need’. Provide pocket money. Teach them how to manage needs within the given budget and smarties may even manage to squeeze out savings from it.
Be a role model. Kids follow parents’ actions, but not so much the parents’ words.
“The sign of great parenting is not the child’s behaviour. The sign of truly great parenting is the parents’ behaviour.”