Dedicating time to your children is not a question of time. It’s a question of rites.
Bonding.
Is the secret.

. Everyday, before you go to sleep, if you tell your son/daughter a story, he/she will feel loved. They’re rites. They’re necessary.

. Play with your children, even though you can only do so a short time each week.  We may think a child likes to play because of his age, but it is more than that. Children really like the people that play with them.

. Answer their endless questions, even though sometimes they ask you when you’re tired and you get frustrated. A child doesn’t ask so much to know the answer – also that – but mostly to feel important in the presence of who’s answering.

. Even though it’s small, ask for their help in something, even if it’s minimum or simple. Remember that affection is strengthened when children get used to giving and not always receiving.

. Give them a kiss when they wake up in the morning and when they go to sleep at night. It’s just that simple.

. It’s ideal to make exclusive plans for the family when children are young. Parents, brothers and sisters and no-one else. That’s why there are Sundays. Your child though doesn’t know how to express it, wishes for this day to come.

. Surprise them once in a awhile with something out if the ordinary. If you never pick them up from school because you can’t, the day that you can go.

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