Comments on: The Greatest Gift You Can Give Your Kids http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-greatest-gift-you-can-give-your-kids/ Change Your Life Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:03:00 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Neil http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-greatest-gift-you-can-give-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-5446 Neil Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:04:14 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/?p=995#comment-5446 Great article. I have a 4 month old son, and playing with him is an absolute joy. Thanks for sharing these tips. Great article. I have a 4 month old son, and playing with him is an absolute joy. Thanks for sharing these tips.

]]> By: Sara at On Simplicity http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-greatest-gift-you-can-give-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-5443 Sara at On Simplicity Mon, 24 Nov 2008 06:12:08 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/?p=995#comment-5443 Amen. Even doing boring things together can be incredibly meaningful. Just by being around my mom and not doing any scheduled "activity," I learned so much about what to realistically expect from adult life: you have to balance a checkbook, you have to pay car insurance, you have to make a grocery list. Best of all, I learned that you can choose to have fun with these things. The minutes and hours of everyday life hold more value to our children than we can possibly imagine. Amen. Even doing boring things together can be incredibly meaningful. Just by being around my mom and not doing any scheduled “activity,” I learned so much about what to realistically expect from adult life: you have to balance a checkbook, you have to pay car insurance, you have to make a grocery list. Best of all, I learned that you can choose to have fun with these things. The minutes and hours of everyday life hold more value to our children than we can possibly imagine.

]]> By: Peter http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-greatest-gift-you-can-give-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-5400 Peter Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:27:30 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/?p=995#comment-5400 This is an interesting topic David. I think any parent with a full-time job (apart from those looking after their own kids which really is a full-time job) would find it difficult to spend as much time with their kids as they would like. I know I do. On a normal weekday I probably get 2-3 hours with my boys, and that is arriving at work at 830am and leaving soon after 5pm. Ultimately I hope to design my life so that I have more time to spend with my kids, but in the meantime I'm left to consider how to spend what free time I do have. One thing I believe is the importance of just "being there" for your kids. You can't predict when kids will need what you refer to as "support time". This is an interesting topic David.

I think any parent with a full-time job (apart from those looking after their own kids which really is a full-time job) would find it difficult to spend as much time with their kids as they would like. I know I do. On a normal weekday I probably get 2-3 hours with my boys, and that is arriving at work at 830am and leaving soon after 5pm.

Ultimately I hope to design my life so that I have more time to spend with my kids, but in the meantime I’m left to consider how to spend what free time I do have. One thing I believe is the importance of just “being there” for your kids. You can’t predict when kids will need what you refer to as “support time”.

]]> By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-greatest-gift-you-can-give-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-5391 Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:23:49 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/?p=995#comment-5391 We spent a lot of time working together as a family when my daughter was young. See <a href="http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/11/10/if-you-had-led-the-life-i-lead/" rel="nofollow">If You Had Led the Life I Lead</a>. It was a great way to bond as a family, and she learned to have a good work ethic as well as developing practical skills. We spent a lot of time working together as a family when my daughter was young. See If You Had Led the Life I Lead. It was a great way to bond as a family, and she learned to have a good work ethic as well as developing practical skills.

]]> By: Simple Meditation http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-greatest-gift-you-can-give-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-5390 Simple Meditation Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:04:16 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/?p=995#comment-5390 Excellent content and style...keep up the good work! Excellent content and style…keep up the good work!

]]> By: Jenn http://www.thechangeblog.com/the-greatest-gift-you-can-give-your-kids/comment-page-1/#comment-5373 Jenn Fri, 21 Nov 2008 20:15:55 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/?p=995#comment-5373 This is so true! I remember being so excited on Wednesdays because my mom had that day off and she would pick me up from school. The other days, I had to walk to my babysitters. Those couple of hours we spent together after school was something I always looked forward to and I will never forget. I'm 26 now and don't have children yet, but when I do I plan to spend every waking moment with them, even if it means putting my job second. I'd like to add, PARENTS, PLEASE READ TO YOUR CHILDREN! This is one the best things my mother ever did for my sister and I! Not only did it aid us in being more successful in school, but the time spent together brought us much closer. This is so true!
I remember being so excited on Wednesdays because my mom had that day off and she would pick me up from school. The other days, I had to walk to my babysitters. Those couple of hours we spent together after school was something I always looked forward to and I will never forget.
I’m 26 now and don’t have children yet, but when I do I plan to spend every waking moment with them, even if it means putting my job second.
I’d like to add, PARENTS, PLEASE READ TO YOUR CHILDREN!
This is one the best things my mother ever did for my sister and I! Not only did it aid us in being more successful in school, but the time spent together brought us much closer.

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