Tour And Weekend Planning Tips For Family
The definition of life in today’s world has change a lot. Now a child grows up in a nuclear family mostly, where he or she can get associated with the parents alone.
But the most tragic part of it is that almost 80% of the parents are working. Their busy and indispensable work schedule keeps them away from their children for longer durations of time. Thus, the normal life of such a new age, cosmopolitan family begins with a hasty morning where the mother, father and children rush off and on from the bathroom to get ready for their professional life.
The mother hurriedly prepares her kid for the school, arranging the child’s required books, lunch box, water bottle, ensuring that the uniform is in proper state while the father would take the child and rush to the school or to the bus stop where the school bus is supposed to pick the kid up from.
The busy life of the parents will continue all through the attending the meetings, scheduling work to the juniors, finishing the projects on time, segregating and arranging of several work plans etc.
A return to home after the laborious day makes the parents drained out. They are basically ‘dog tired’. They are too weary to attend the various tantrums and the obvious demands of their children. Hence, a kid who waits all day long for her or his parents to come back home and to enjoy the rest of the day together is always disheartened.
The child is ordered to study in the evening as a part of the kid’s daily regime, finish up the homework given in the school, go for tuition classes and then have a timely dinner and go to bed obediently. So, there is no time left in the kid’s life either to spend time with parents. This creates a gap in the relationships in the family.
This gap is further widened when the parents, in their own lives too, get very less opportunity to talk to each other even, much. They are too tired to express their passions and warmth towards each other at times. The husband generally has to return very late at night, completing all the official commitments, while the wife has to make necessary arrangements for the following day and retire early for she has an early office hour.
But, if everybody in the family are bonded to each other and feel that ‘quality time’ is that which is spent with the family then they can make plans to cement up this unintentionally lacking communication and interaction in the family by a number if wise ways. If you have the positive intention, then you can ensure a ‘quality time’ devoted to your family.
Capitalize your meal time
The best option to get in constant with everybody in the family is any of the food times, be it breakfast, or dinner or lunch. Though having a joint lunch time on weekdays, is almost impossible in such families where both the parents are working and having a school going child, other meal times can be worked out. It might so happen that the father returns very late from office at night.
By the time he returns, the child goes to sleep. Then plan a joint meal during the breakfast time. It might even be problematic for families where a late night arrival the other night may compel either of the parents to sleep than to join in the breakfast table, but for the families sake we do have to do a few sacrifices often.
If everyday you cannot continue with this arrangement, then work out as many days as will be possible from your end to stay connected with your family.
You can indulge into learning classes in the dining table as well, encouraging your child on current affairs, making them recognize various colors, tastes and smells if they are preschoolers or have light hearted chat sessions and joke exchanges with your better half as well.
But for God’s sake, stay away from office matters and office related serious discussions when you are at the table, eating together. This would steal away all the fun. When such efforts are given in, the smiles that you bring to the ones you love is the most rewarding experience.
Weekend plans
Make prior plans as to how you are going to spend time with your family on the weekends. Try as much as possible from office related matters during the weekends. Try to remain relaxed and tension free during weekends. This will be beneficial for you too in rejuvenating your tired and exhausted mind.
If you are mother then surprise your family by making a delicious breakfast which you cannot do on the other days. Make mouth watering recipe at the lunch too. In case you are the father, take your family out for a dinner to a good restaurant or treat them with lots of ice creams and chocolates. You can also plan a long drive or a movie together with your family even.
Plan a family tour
Once in a while capitalize your weekends by planning short tours with your family. Prioritize your family. So make arrangements to sort out your work completely and go for a short tour for two days and one night to spend dedicated time with your family.
The venue is not important in such tours but your intention should be prioritized. So, choose a spot that is comfortable enough and safe enough for family tours. Next important thing you must do is to plan the venue by mutually discussing with every body in your family. Never underestimate your kids even. That way everybody will feel untied and valued.
While at vacation invest more and more time with your better half and your kids. Indulge into activities like going for a sight seeing with your family, watching the television together, chat all the while leisurely as, for the time being you are free from the hustle and bustle of your regular life. But make sure that these short family tours remain spirited and joyous and does not become a habitual affair.
