Student Name: Anyla
Class: Nursery Branch: VIP Road
“Your children need your presence more than your presents” – Jesse Jackson
Children love new toys and they pretty much enjoy having them. They love festivals / occasions due to multitude of gifts they receive. However, the most important gift any child could receive is the continual presence of his parents in his life. We all are leading busy lives these days. Job responsibilities, work load etc make us physically present with the kids but mentally we are not there. Most of the times we are on digital media or can say mobile phones / laptops.
Working parents is the need of hour in modern times and we, the millennial parents, cannot help this situation. That means we cannot increase the quantity of time spent with our children; However, we can always work towards ensuring the quality of very little time we get, with our children, by refraining from the digital world and connecting with them physically and emotionally. There are children who receive all the latest toys, the new cars, the latest gadgets, yet their parents don’t bother trying to establish a close relationship. Instead, they try to buy their child’s love. As their children grow up, they don’t have a close-knit relationship with their parents.
Picture says a thousand words, YOU will always be your child’s favourite TOY : Rupneet Kaur
Even you not being aware, your children value your presence as
1. Children need your example: A child’s first school is the home. When you are present in your child’s life, you help shape your child into the person you know he/ she can become.
2. Children need your physical touch: When children fall and hurt themselves, or they are sick, a kiss from their mom or a snuggle from their dad matters a lot for them. Physical touch is a powerful thing.
3. Involvement helps build a child’s self-esteem: When you are involved in your child’s life, you help them gain confidence and build up his self-esteem. When parents make it a priority to attend a child’s activity or game or even make sure their homework is complete, it brings feelings of security and love to a child. This is important to a child’s mental health.
4. A strong relationship builds a child’s communication skills: Communication with parents is essential for establishing critical skills. Vocabulary, grammar and even basic socializing skills can all be learned through constant communication between a child and a parent.
5. At first, presents may seem like a great way to win your child’s love but they will never take the place of being present. Children grow up too quickly. Don’t let their childhood slip by without being involved and letting your actions show your child how much your care
While some of us can’t control the quantity of time we have with our children, we can all control the quality of time we spend with our family.
