Dear Parents,
As advocates, you are doing a great job advocating for your children in the public sphere. As a future child educator I would like to take the time to return the favor. What I would like to talk about today is one way for you to spend some quality time with your child while preparing them to succeed in the classroom everyday. I am suggesting that you have breakfast with your child everyday. I know, your first response is, “We don’t have time!” And I politely say, “Yes, you do.” We all have the same amount of minutes in the day; it is our priorities that distinguish what is important to us. And I know nothing is more important to you than your kids. Here are a few tips to help things go a little easier.
1. Get up 20-30 minutes earlier than normal and get completely ready before you start getting breakfast together
2. Get everyone involved. Let every member of the family help with the preparation.
3. Plan a menu- sometimes our brains don’t work very well at 5:30am!
4. Remember it will not be easy the first few mornings, but persevere! It will get easier. (You may have to adjust bedtimes by a few minutes)
5. Make sure you speak to every family member during breakfast. Tell them that you love them and you enjoyed your “family-breakfast” time together.
As a child advocate it gives me chill bumps thinking about what would happen if this took place in every home in America! Teachers would be jubilant if every child came to school with a full tummy ready to learn! What a huge difference it would make! It is such a small change but it could have a big impact on how well your child and every child learns throughout the day.
So give it a try-you will be glad you did!
www.moneyinstructor.com-spending quality time with the family
http://ezinearticles.com/?Spending-Time-With-Family&id=1530956
well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010-04-05/surprisingly-family-time-has-grown
www.suite101.com/content/spending-time-with-the-family
www.ehow.com- How to spend time with your family
www.moneyinstructor.com-spending quality time with the family
http://ezinearticles.com/?Spending-Time-With-Family&id=1530956
well.blogs.nytimes.com/2010-04-05/surprisingly-family-time-has-grown
www.suite101.com/content/spending-time-with-the-family
www.ehow.com- How to spend time with your family
