Making the most of spending time with the family is always precious especially if you work full time. Family time can be the hardest to prioritise, especially when other demands always seem more urgent.
Quality family time does not need to have a specific agenda or planned activity. This time can be spontaneous and varied in length from a few minutes to several hours depending on the situation.
Nothing pleases children more having their parents' undivided attention. What you do in this time is what really counts.
2as1 aims to provide parents and carers with tools and advice to help raise children in the best possible way. Read our enrichment articles to inspire you to enjoy your family.
- Making arts and craft with children is a creative process that is both healing and family life enhancing. It’s a therapeutic time which allows emotional expression and healing through nonverbal means.
- Family celebrations , birthday parties, holidays, get-togethers, anniversaries or family reunions, all require planning. Involving the whole family to contribute their tips and ideas to help make it a success enables everyone to feel that their opinions are valued.
- Designing family scrapbooks and preserving stories behind the photos, as well as memorabilia (tickets, certificates, letters, etc.)
- Researching family history and developing a family tree can be a fun, educational and a rewarding experience.
- Children often identify with storybook characters, and indirectly work through their day-to-day problems by reading about other children's problems and solutions. Bedtime reading is a perfect time to help them feel they are not alone.
- Music can be of inestimable value for children who have difficulties in moving, hearing, responding, seeing or thinking. All children can learn to enjoy and become involved in music.
- Gardening creates an area where people of all ages and abilities can participate. All you need are a few simple adaptations to the area, methods, and equipment.
- Playing games together affords an ideal opportunity for both personal and social development and an opportunity to learn and grow together as a family