When was the last time you went with your family for an outing? When was the last time you had a full meal together as a family? When was the last time you just sat down with your family to share what is happening in your life or just to have some fun? These are questions we must ask ourselves often. In today’s fast paced world, where both parents are working and children are busy with multiple projects/ assignments or exams, it rarely happens that the family spends time together. Odd working hours and job stress can eat into one’s quality time with family.
It therefore becomes imperative that the family together decides to consciously spend some ‘We’ time together. During this time, there should be no distractions, no mobile phones, no Television playing in the background. At the most, you can sit together and listen to some soft music together.
Sometimes it is not even necessary to say anything or discuss anything. Some families just enjoy each other’s presence around them, while they sit together, each one pursuing a hobby or reading something.
There is a different level of comfort in ‘family time’. These are the memories that children will carry with them forever. One doesn’t need to spend generous amounts of money or do something extravagant to create long lasting memories.
Given the pressures that the young face due to undue competition, peer pressure, exam stress, spending time with your child will give a glimpse of what he is going through. You can pick up nuances from your child’s behaviour and understand if he is confused or needs any help in any way. Spending time alone with your child helps him open up to you.
St. Mary’s School strongly advocates spending quality time with family and we consciously aim to reduce any undue pressure on the child creating a generation that’s happy and confident. This is what makes us one of the best schools in Kalyan.