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INDUSTRY INSIGHT
PARENTING
SPONSORED CONTENT
Ways
to Make
More Time
for Your
Family
T
ime, or the lack of it, drives many of us to live at a frantic
pace. There is an enormous cost to being in a chaotic
rush each day. This year, renew your commitment to
begin family traditions which make room for you to experience
the true joy of family life.
1. Practice making choices by limiting after school/work
activities.
2. Use a family-oriented calendar system to track
each family members schedule and important
reference information.
3. Turn off the TV to allow more time for reading, talking,
playing and learning.
4. Enjoy food and meals together by making dinner “an
oasis in time,” without interruption.
5. Make a weekly meal mandatory for everyone in the
family to share.
6. Claim a tree or outdoor area as a spot to visit regularly
to read together.
7. Cook double the quantity needed to save or freeze half
for another night.
8. Participate in outdoor activities as a family including
picking apples, hiking or riding bikes.
9. Get enough sleep to help you feel rested and calm.
10. Specify a night to spend at home to eat pizza, play
games and talk.
“Parents fight a daily battle as they try not only to meet all
their responsibilities for work, caregiving, and housework, but
also to hold on to a few crumbs of time they call their own,”
This Industry Insight was written by Dina & Matt Speranza.
They are the owners of The Goddard School® located at 8065
Rowan Road in Cranberry. Goddard offers both full- and
part-time infant/preschool/kindergarten programs. For more
information, visit www.goddardschool.com/Pittsburgh or call
724.778.9999.
says Kerry Daly, professor at the University of Guelph, in his
paper “It Keeps Getting Faster: Changing Patters of Time in
Families.” Time is your family’s most precious non-renewable
resource. Make the most of this component that magically
turns a collection of individuals into a stronger, more robust
group of people.
RESEARCHERS SAY
LEARNING THROUGH
PLAY IS THE ONLY WAY.
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