It’s extremely important for parents to share a close bond with their kids. A bond which allows kids to share everything with their parents, a bond where parents can trust their kids, a bond which allows parents to be the best friends to their children. To strengthen your connection with your kid it is important to make sure that you’re a hundred percent available to listen to their troubles, share the joy in their small and big victories, and everything that’s a part of their lives. Remember, it takes constant and consistent effort for you as parents to understand and develop a relationship with your kids.
Here are some daily habits that will help you to strengthen your connection with your kid.
1) Hug your Children
Cuddle your child first thing in the morning and last thing at night. Hug when you say goodbye, when you’re re-united, and often in between. Play with their hair, stroke their backs, pat their shoulders. Hug your child every day and tell them that you love them and never let your kid walk away without a hug and a kiss.
2) Play with your kids
Play as much as possible with your young kids, and as they grow make sure that there is always laughter in the house. Children bond better with you if you listen to their stories and share laughter with them.
3) Share all Moments with your Child
Sit down and devour every moment. If you’re out in the playgrounds, observe things together and make comments about things together. Play silly games together. This will make your kid want to spend more time with you.
4) Talk and Listen
Make sure you really listen to your child. Talk about everything thereby making it a habit from a very early age to really share things with each other. Be open minded and understand that their world functions differently. Really try to listen to every detail and every perspective so you can fit in their world and they’re actually really comfortable in talking to you.
5) Welcome Emotions
Emotions are healthy. Let your child always be expressive in their emotions such that they never suppress them and develop mental illnesses later on due to this very habit of suppression. Don’t just encourage them to express, also let them explore and help them understand and process each emotion.
6) No Technology when Bonding
When you are having one on one time, which is also a major necessity for bonding with your child, ensure all screens are off. It’s a good sign to show your child that technology is less important than your child. It also teaches them to respect what is more important- relationships over technology.
7) Doing Chores together
While it is common knowledge that eating together helps a family stay together, it’s lesser known that letting a child help their mother in the kitchen can make it easier for them for later stages. You can also make it a family thing to encourage your child to help you in the kitchen.
Most of all, it’s important to love them unconditionally. Tell them what’s right and what’s wrong, but don’t impose anything on them. Don’t make them feel bound. Be a friend first, then a parent. That’s when they really bond with you.