courtesy of Emily Wicker, Staff Counselor
Spending quality time with your
child is vital to helping build a stronger relationship with him/her. Spending at least 30 minutes per week doing
an activity together can improve your relationship significantly. There are limitless possibilities of
activities you can do together including:
watch a movie, bake cookies, go on a walk, go to the park, make crafts,
or volunteer somewhere together. When
you spend quality time with your child, you should be free of all
distractions. Yes, that means cell
phones too! You may be thinking “I am
with my child all the time so that’s quality time,” but I challenge you to purposely
set aside 30 minutes of each week to do a special activity together.
Suggested
Activity:
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Make
a sign with your child of your favorite Bible verse and hang it on a doorframe
in your house.
Hear, O Israel:
The Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love
the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your
strength. These commandments that I give
you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when
you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind
them on your foreheads. Write them on the doorframes of your houses
and on your gates.
Deuteronomy 6:4-9
