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INDUSTRY INSIGHT
EARLY EDUCATION
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 that 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 member’s 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,” says Kerry Daly, professor at the University of Guelph,
in his paper “It Keeps Getting Faster: Changing Patterns 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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