Quality time with kids

Too much worried about my 4 year old daughter’s behavior. She behaves very cranky at times, sometimes shouts and many a times I feel that she don’t listen to what I am saying.


Yesterday evening I realized that now a day she is not talking to me anything about her school. Before as soon as I reach home she used to come and narrate the things. Now that was not happening. I asked her about her school, she was not ready to talk to me. She replied that she forgot what she did in school and committed that she will explain it the next day. I felt very odd.

Sat near her and talked to her and explained that she needs to tell about school and all. After some 10 min discussion, she finally told me all about her school. I knew that there is nothing to curse my little one.

The entire mistake was at my end. I didn’t took effort to ask her how her school went and what all she did in school. I was too busy with my own tasks in office and many house hold things.

Every day I rush from office, pick her up from home and speed to playground. There she will be playing with her friends. Back home, after a good bath, we sit to finish the home work and then dinner. As I complete my work, she will be playing on her own. Then sleep.

In between, somehow I missed to spend some good Quality time with my daughter. I realize that with a heavy mind. And now it’s time to act. But How?

I started recollecting all the information which I had gathered. I was not like this; I used to spend some good amount of quality time with my daughter before. And it used to reflect in her nature and her face. Her face used to be smiling always.

I said to myself. I should do the following.

1. Try to find time for a story every day. As per my opinion, this is the best way of bonding. Reading it aloud, narrating the plots etc etc. Visit the library can also be scheduled.



2. Spend an evening together and go for a good walk. Yes, I remember she used to talk a lot when we used to go for a walk. Now a day, I always commute in my bike and the talking time is reduced.



3. Do some activity together. Sit with her and do some art works which she will enjoy. Her creativity will be boosted. Oh god, I used to do that also. But where I deviated, and why I am not doing it now.



I really don’t know what had happened to me in the past one month. I was not doing anything of this sort. Now I know that it’s high time I start all that. And I am happy now, just realizing that I was not so a bad-mom as I thought. I used to do all that with my daughter and somehow for some reason, I was not able to do that for the past few days.

Quality time with kids is very very important for bonding with your kids and I as a parent is responsible for kids behavior. This is what I believe as a parent.