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Make
Time to Enjoy the Child You Love
by Gene Wirkus
Sit down
regularly to read or tell your child a story. I have been doing this for about
twenty years and it has been very helpful in developing a bond with my
children.
There are
many things in life that need our time and attention. But, NO THING should keep
us from setting aside a regular time to be with our children. There are plenty
of ways to spend quality time with our children. I would like to suggest one
way that's easy, enjoyable and can be quick if it needs to be.
Children love stories. Sit down regularly to read or tell your child a story. I
have been doing this for about twenty years and it has been very helpful in
developing a bond with my children. Even as adults they look back and fondly
remember the stories I told them at bed time. When I was out of town they
insisted that I call them at bed time to tell them a story.
This sounds easy but it's not. You know as well as I do, that the demands of
jobs, household chores, etc., can squeeze our children out. It really takes a
commitment on our part. To motivate ourselves we need to remember an important
fact, our children are only young once and when that time is gone, we can't
bring it back.
We don't always have the luxury of setting aside a large block of time to spend
with our children. For those times a short story is helpful. There are plenty
of places to get short stories but for one reason or another we don't always
take advantage of these resources. I have developed a service to help parents
with this problem.
I help parents remember to take time for their children by
e-mailing them a story once a week to read to their children. It's a short
story and takes about two or three minutes to read. But that two or three
minutes on a regular basis, becomes a bonding agent. The child looks forward to
and treasures that regular time together.
I have been publishing these stories for about three years. You can obtain more
information by going to my web site or e-mailing me for more information. There
is no charge for the stories and I will not sell or give your address to anyone
else.
Gene Wirkus
The Story Guy
story4kids@aol.com
http://members.aol.com/story4kids/
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"Children are not guests in our home. They have been loaned to us
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