Game Day A Simple Family Tradition
I was talking to my daughter one Sunday afternoon after she had
returned from a sleepover at a friend's house. She was quite
surprised about the fact that her friend did not have a family
game day! She proceeded to tell me what her friends household
did on Sunday's, and how glad she was that she had us as a mom
and dad!
Family Traditions
What is a family tradition? It can be many things, a family
vacation or an annual fishing trip. Even something as simple as
a game day can mean a lot to a child growing up and an activity
that your kids will continue with their own families. As
parents, what are you interested in - hunting, fishing,
quilting, playing games? Pass it on to your children and spend
time showing them what you know.
Game Day A Simple Family Tradition
Game day is a fun and simple family tradition passed down from
generation to generation in my husband's family. It has built an
unexpected closeness with our daughters. It is hard to describe
the wonderful feeling that day when my daughter returned from
her sleep over and told me that we were the best parents in the
whole world. The pleasure it brings to our girls is obvious and
stated very openly. One afternoon after having our game day, our
youngest daughter told us "This was one of the best days of my
life". My question to you is, need I say any more on the
importance of Family Traditions, especially ones that give
special family time?
In this day and age of rush, rush, rush and go, go, go it seems
like you never have enough time. Guard those precious family
traditions that you hold close to your heart and share them with
your children. If you do not have any traditions make new ones.
As a parent it is worth the time and the enjoyment will be
invaluable.
A Tragedy
I have seen so many family's that do not take the time to spend
the one on one, or even have a special time for their family to
get to know one another. I can tell you that I see a difference
in the way the children behave in public or even at home. I see
so many adults that think children are not on their level and
what they need to do is to just go play. In my eyes this is a
tragedy. If you do not get to know you child while they are
young and gain a mutual respect with each other, than you are
just looking for trouble when they become a teenager.
I asked my grandmother if she had any regrets that she wished
she could change in her life. She sadly stated that the main
regret she had was getting to busy with life and not spending
any quality time with her kids when they were young. I decided I
do not want this to be me. I did not want to have that regret.
Building a Relationship with Your Children through Family
Traditions
We have more family traditions than game day, this is just an
example of one that will give you quality time with your kids
and not hurt your pocket book. Family game day has become an
essential activity in our lives because it relieves stress,
brings us all together, and helps keep our family bond very
tight.
This is one step of many to building a trust and openness with
your children that will be there for life. When they get into
trouble or need advice on something small or large, you want
them to come to you and not just rely on friends to set the
example of what to do. We incorporate many fun activities in our
daily lives, another fun and positive activity is
sending cards to
grandparents, family, and friends with funny pictures and
stories in them.