As most parents don’t have a lot of time because of their busy schedules, children can’t have a lot of quality time with their mom and dad. But contrary to what Carol said, quality time isn’t only doing things with teenagers in order to teach them something, but it could be all sort of activities.
From a survey conducted in 2000, there were drawn some conclusions about how families are connecting with their teenagers. One of them showed that when teens are in need, they’ll turn to their parents. Most of them dependent on the personal advice of their close relatives.
From a survey conducted in 2000, there were drawn some conclusions about how families are connecting with their teenagers. One of them showed that when teens are in need, they’ll turn to their parents. Most of them dependent on the personal advice of their close relatives.
However, the survey also showed disappointing results: a large number of families never sit together for meals. However, during mealtime, parents could ask questions about their child’s day without interruption. So when you have the opportunity to sit together for a meal, you should try to turn that moment into quality time. You could tell them about your day, but certainly avoid to interrupt them.
Moreover, there are a lot more ways to spend time together with your children. You could go to the movie with them, have a drink together, go shopping, cook together,... You could even take them to your work for a day. Personally, I think this can help to improve the relation between parents and their children. Of course they should do things teenagers like to do, otherwise they can’t tighten their bonds of friendship.
Vanessa Rys
source: http://www.teenagerstoday.com/resources/articles/qualitytime.htm
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