Family Friday: How Was Your Day?

How Was Your Day?

            When your children come home from school, do you have a routine?  Children seem to function better when they have a routine.  Even adults work better when we know what is coming next.  Train your children to do homework and prepare for the next day (i.e. uniforms, lunchboxes, P.E. clothes, etc.)

            Do you ask your children about their day? From personal experience, some children talk easily about their day and some are very reluctant to talk about their day.  Learn to ask leading questions about what they are doing or learning in class.   Children really do want their parents to listen to them; parents just need to learn to ask the right questions.

            Have a plan to talk to your children each day.  Maybe it will be as simple as a conversation at the supper table.  Maybe once a week you could plan to stay up just a few minutes past bedtime with one of your children and ask them if anything is bothering them at school, or if there is anything you can help them work on.

            Go beyond asking “How was your day?”  Really try to find out how things are going with your children.  Take the time to talk to them, then really listen to them!