Your kids mean the world to you, and you want them to be healthy and happy. One way to do this is to focus on creating a positive and rewarding home for your family and children. It’ll require some extra effort on your part, but the rewards will be well worth your time and energy.
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You want your loved ones to feel at ease and loved, so it’s up to you to ensure they know this to be true. As the parent and role model, there are steps you can take to ensure your home environment is gratifying and a pleasant place to reside. Give these ideas a try and notice what a difference they make in your life and how they bring everyone together.
Encourage open & honest communication
Create a positive and rewarding home for your family and children by encouraging open and honest communication. You’ll be able to build trust between each other more easily when you do. You can do so by hosting family meetings and having dinner together as a group. Talk about what’s happening in your lives and discuss any pressing issues as a unit. You want your loved ones to know that it’s better to bring topics up and talk about them than it is to hold feelings inside and get upset.
Get a pet
You should also consider getting a pet to create a positive and rewarding home for your family and children. Kids love animals, and they can be wonderful additions to any family. Pets are excellent companions and will put a smile on everyone’s faces. They’re also a great way to teach your kids responsibility. For instance, you can have them be in charge of feeding your pet. Feed your family pet quality meals, so they stay healthy and well, such as Burgess Pet Food. Take good care of your animal by showing it lots of love and attention.
Listen & be available
It’s essential that as a parent, you’re available when your children need you. Have good work-life balance and put your phone away when your child is talking to you. Listen attentively and offer advice and input when they ask for it. Create a positive and rewarding home for your family and children by showing them that what they’re saying is important to you and that you’re there to help them in any way they need. We recently wrote an article on active listening – why not take a look at the checklist to help you?
Play and have fun
You should also ensure there’s plenty of time for play and fun in your household. Come up with a list of ideas and activities you can all do together and mix up your routine to keep it interesting. For instance, you can play games, go to the park, or watch movies as a group. You can create a positive and rewarding home for your family and children by scheduling in quality time to be together and laugh and enjoy one another. Avoid being too serious and be willing to act like a kid again so you can connect with your children on a deeper level.
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Helen
Helen
Helen is a mum to two, social media consultant, and website editor; and this site is (we think) the only Social Enterprise parenting magazine!Since giving up being a business analyst when juggling travel, work and kids proved too complicated, she founded KiddyCharts so she could be with her kids, and use those grey cells at the same time.KiddyCharts has reach of over 1.1million across social and the site. The blog works with big family brands (including travel) to help promote their services, as well as offering free resources to parents of kids under 10.It gives 51%+ profits to Reverence for Life, who fund a number of important initiatives in Africa, including bringing running water and basic equipment to a school in Tanzania.Helen has worked as a digital marketing consultant (IDM qualified) with various organisations, including Channel Mum, Truprint, Talk to Mums, and Micro Scooters. She loves to be creative in the brand campaigns she works on.Get in touch TODAY!