Connect and empower your children through fun

Creating connections with your children is about having a loving relationship with them. 

Connections with your children mean sharing, communicating, enjoying each other's company and learning together.

Ideally, parents would love to spend as much time as they possible could with their children; however,in reality, it does not work that way. There are chores to do in the home, and there are careers and obligations to be fulfilled in order to support the family. There are after school activities, meals to be prepared and other commitments for extended families and friends.

So how do you find the time to connect with your children while guiding them as well?

Interact and connect through daily activities

The ideal way to connect and to build relationships with your children is through daily interactions, which means through your daily activities such as grocery shopping, home chores, working on school projects or volunteering etc. By involving your children in your daily activities, you are actually creating opportunities to interact and share the experiences together.

Children enjoy interacting with adults, especially their own parents. To them it is a special time with the person they love and trust. It gives both parent and child a better understanding of each other and an opportunity to bond.

For example, when you are doing your weekly vacuuming (or lawn mowing), invest or get a second hand toy vacuum cleaner (lawn mower) for your child. By just following what you are doing, your child is learning and having fun connecting with you. It is like your child playing a make-believe that she is a grown up and cleaning the house.

Learning through FUN interactions

For a child (as well as an adult) Play = FUN, and FUN comes about through play and laughter.

Through play, they learn to interact, laugh, create, explore and have fun together. Fun also helps them to relax their mind and body while absorbing new information through the experiences of interacting, exploring, listening and watching other people.

Children remember how they FEEL about a situation or experience, and not so much about what you tell them or teach them.  If they feel relaxed and are having fun, they will continue and enjoy the play, which indirectly means … they are LEARNING.

Empowerment

Your love, your joy, your smiles and your encouragement will empower them with the joy of learning and build their confidence, thus the quest for more knowledge through those fun interactions. Through the make-believe play, they learn about their abilities, how to maneuver the equipment through hand-eye coordination, and they are exercising and stretching both their physical as well mind muscles.

Connections with your children does not need to be expensive

I hope I have convinced you that connecting with your child does not need to be hard, time consuming or expensive. All it takes is patience and creativity.  All children LOVE to interact with adults, and all they need is for the adults to interact with them.

Remember, the best relationships are built on trust, respect, shared experiences and unconditional love, and they build their self esteem through fun, exploring, encouragement and guidance.  When they feel connected and secure through the interactions with their primary carer or parents, this is where they develop their confidence, self-esteem and self-worth.

Make it your commitment today to involve your children in your day to day activities, even if for just 15 minutes and experience the joy in your relationships with them.

Happy connecting with your family.

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