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If your child asks “Daddy, why
is the sky blue?”, then please
answer them rather ignore their
findings. You can answer them
“because blue is beautiful and it
reflects the sea”
In my personal experience,
the key to bond with your
baby is actually a process of
enjoyment. Simply enjoying
your baby is what helps you
bond with him/her and him/
her with you. Babies fall in love
with the people who enjoy
them, and who help them enjoy
themselves. These “first loves”
aren’t simply the people who
feed them they’re
the people who come when
they want help or company,
who notice when they smile and
stop to smile back, who listen
to their babbling and babble
right back at them, who play
with them, and who bring little
bits of the world for them to
see. These are the things that
matters to your baby.
How can you find time when
you feel you don’t have any
to spend with your children?
Please find the following tips:
1-2-1 time: Alone time with your
child is best when you are doing
something you both enjoy. With
one family it may be the time
when Dad takes the baby so
Mom can spend time cooking
or spend time with the older
child. This could mean going
to a movie, going to the local
theatre...Etc.
Little helpers: Children
love to help. Do you have
a mailing to do? Have
them put the stamps on
the envelopes. Need to
go shopping? Make grocery
shopping “fun time”
with you. Need
to make
dinner?
Let
| family & pets
greatest helpers and they will
look back and remember that
“before dinner” was always
special time with you.
Phantom Time: You can still let
your children know that you
care. Write notes and drop
them into their lunch boxes. This
was one of the top ten things
children made them feel loved
and cared for by their parent.
Break time: Everyone is busy.
Some parents are busier than
others. Slide in a “break time”
so that you and your children
can spend 15 minutes or a half
hour together. Set a timer if you
need to so that everyone knows
when “break time” starts and
finishes.
Spending time with your
children provides them with
opportunities to learn and
to be heard. Most of all, it
provides you and your children
with time to connect. It’s these
connections that make your
children feel loved.
It’s true what they say: “The
dust bunnies and dirty dishes
aren’t going anywhere. Take a
break from the rat race and
commit to cherishing the little
moments with your kids.”
them
help you by
contributing to
the preparation
process. While it
might be messier
and it may time
more time in
the beginning,
you will see that
the children will
become your
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