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by: Peter Lim
Finding time to bond with your kid is an important thing...and
also a tough one. With a demanding job, pressing appointments and only 24 hours
in a day to spend, it is not unusual that a parent can hardly find time to be
with his children.
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The usual parent would be up early in the morning, take his
breakfast and rush off to a 9 to 5 job, and to beat the traffic, this would
be an early exit from the house when the children would probably still
be sleeping. When the children are awake and at home, he is in the
office or working in the field. And when he returns from work, especially if
he works overtime, it will be somewhat late at night with the children already
sleeping and in bed.
The dilemma of a parent is indeed to find time to spend
with his children and to bond and foster a relationship with his children.
A relationship requires time to be formed. It requires time
to be nurtured. It requires care and attention to be established, and understanding
of the children needs.
What then should a parent do?
Consider some of these tips that work for a majority of
parents.
Deliberately establish a portion of your time weekly to
be with your child.
Plan ahead to make sure the time spent with your child
is quality time.
Dedicate the time with your child solely to enjoying the
time spent with him and forget whatever other business in your mind at that time!
Share experiences, skills and transfer knowledge to your
kid when you spend time with him.
Consider your child as a replica of yourself years back when
you were his age - you will do your best to draw near to him and project warmth
and understanding of his needs for his age.
Establishing a realtionship with your child takes effort,
time and priority. There is no way out and no substitute. But in the process you
can find tremendous joy in knowing you have bonded with your kid, and have enjoyed
his trust and companionship, and he in turn has found you to be a parent, a father
or a mother, and also his best friend.
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Peter Lim is a Certified Financial Planner and online entrepreneur.
He runs a website dedicated to parenting skills, information and knowledge with
free access at www.parenting-guide.dynamic-resources.info.
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process. We found the information in this article to be very useful and informative.
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