Bajan Sun Magazine - Caribbean Entrepreneurs Vol 1 Issue 10 | Page 148

BAJAN SUN MAGAZINE DEC 2014 ENGAGING CHILDREN'S MINDS FOR THE HOLIDAYS C an’t the school be open until Christmas Eve? What am I going to do with these children? Parenting handbooks are generic, each child is different, so don’t rely on them for the best way to keep your child busy in the holidays. Christmas holidays are the most hectic of the school breaks and the one where some parents are the least patient as they rush about preparing for the celebrations which cumulate with the New Year’s Eve parties. So if you don’t put the little darling in camp, you have to find a way to occupy them so they don’t get into mischief. Children are miniature adults; they like to be involved, so you can give them some chores that are safe for them. However ۸