In today’s fast moving life, every member of family builds their own choices and preferences to spend their time at home. Be it be their smartphones, social media updates, television programmes, Netflix, work from home, computer games – the change in lifestyle and technology improvement has surely reduced the level of family harmony, unity, balance and bliss in urban homes.
So if your family does not fit the portrait of a happy family, don't despair. Relationship Expert and Family Counsellor Shivani Misri Sadhoo in this articles shares few secrets to a build happy family.
1. Enjoy each other company
The first effort of every family member should be to enjoy the company of each other. A lot of times it has been seen that difference in viewpoints, disapproval of other’s action, misinterpretation in communication within the family gradually snowballs into situations where family members loses the joy to see each other and spends less time with them.
2. Exchange your stories
It’s true that the traffic way back home was horrible or you have had an exhausting day at the office but if you want your kids to bond well with you, then keep your worries & troubles outside your home. Make a habit of entering your home greeting your kids & your partner. Try to share a positive incidence, observation, learning that you witnessed today with them. This will teach your kids to open up and share their feelings and life incidents and will gradually build a scope for regular, positive and encouraging conversations within each family member.
Remember the great bane of family life is boredom and that is what leads to dysfunctions, affairs, and kids wanting to be with their friends over family.
3. Build a habit to have dinner always together at home
It’s an eternal rule that has been followed by men before a start of civilisation, families that eat together, stay together. In today’s lifestyle, where kid needs to sleep early and parents come late, put efforts to eat dinner together if not every day but at least 3-4 days in a week.
4. Limit Children's After-School Activities
Today, growing numbers of kids are overscheduled with endless tuitions & coaching and they are made to participate in a number of after-school activities. The children are never at home. This is not a recipe for a happy family if your kids grow up not knowing how to play the guitar or singing. They may learn it in their university and flourish in them if they find it interesting. Put efforts to manage time daily to teach your child at least 2 to 3 subjects.
5. Encourage Sibling Harmony
Nature has made every child unique and beautiful and every child has his/her own path of growing up, learning and experiencing life. Hence never compare your kids with others. Generally, such comparisons in young age build hidden dislikes and that get surfaced at the later age.
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