Part 1: The Big Picture
Right now, we are all trying to manage with the family home due to the coronavirus. As parents, you might also be struggling as you navigate your own work (or lack of it) while educating, organizing, and occupying your kids. You are likely suffering from quarreling and stir-craziness. But do you find yourself trying to maintain order rather than maintain relationship? Whether it’s life in quarantine or not, the struggle tends to be fairly similar: we are tempted to look for ways to occupy our kids more than looking for ways to engage with them.
Consider this, we can focus on the gray cloud (kids being home/schoolwork, etc.), or we can look for the silver lining (a great opportunity to spend time/develop closer ties with them). I am a gray cloud kind of person so I need a little push. Maybe you do, too? Here are some principles for how we can get closer to our kids when we are home together.
First, there is always a need to develop stronger relationships with our kids. Being at home together gives us an unexpected opportunity to do so. Use it! Decide that you will look for
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