Grandpa Richards Kids

Guideline # 6 for Positive Parenting
Play & Interact with Your Children

Be involved with your children. Play games together, go on outings together, have fun. Even if your children are older and more independent, find things that you can do together. Interacting with your children deepens your family connection and allows you to demonstrate yourself as a role model for your children.

Have tea parties with your little girl. Attend your older children’s sporting events and get together to talk about it afterward. Do art projects together. Get involved with school projects, but don’t take over!

There are many opportunities throughout each and every day to be involved with your children. Make sure you take as many of them as you can. Sometimes we can get involved in household chores or other things that need to be done. Try to set a schedule for these activities, so you have plenty of time afterward to interact with your children. Or better yet, get your kids involved in the household chores. Prepare meals together, reorganize closets, or clean out the garage. Even if the tasks aren’t fun, keep the conversation light and enjoy your time together.