For many parents, the six-week holidays can evoke a mix of emotions. While you may relish the chance to have more time with your children, you may also feel apprehensive. This could be because of several reasons:
While the six-week holidays certainly come with their share of challenges, we want to share some tools to give you an opportunity to slow down, reconnect as a family, and appreciate the little moments together.
Your Family Right Now
How does it feel to live in your family right now?
Things Your Children Can Do
Spend a few minutes thinking about your daily routine. What things do you do that your children could get involved in? What do you do for them that they could now tackle on their own? Make a note of things that come to mind.
From your list, pick one thing for each child that you think would make a big difference to you, perhaps by freeing up more time, or to them, by giving them a sense of achievement.
Think about how you will make this change.
Is there anything you need to do to prepare yourself or your child? How will you know you’ve been successful at making the change happen? How will your child know?
On Being a Parent
The more you look after yourself, the better you are able to look after others, and the happier you are likely to be. You will also be giving your children some very valuable messages about your worth and their own if they become parents!
Coaching Cards: A Tool for Reflection and Connection
What are coaching cards?
Coaching cards are decks of cards with thought-provoking questions, prompts, or statements designed to stimulate personal growth. They cover various topics, and users can randomly draw or select them to engage in self-coaching exercises, spark conversations, or prompt introspection. Anyone can use these cards to enhance personal and professional development.
How do I use them?
Coaching Cards for Children
These cards are designed to help parents and children understand each other better. Use them to spark great conversations in the car, at the dinner table, on holiday, or at bedtime. Pick a card at random or involve your child in choosing a question they would like to answer. Remember to listen to their answers first, aiming to do so with genuine interest, with care and without any distractions or hurry.
Coaching Cards for Grandparents
Many children have the opportunity to spend time with grandparents and extended family during the holidays. This pack contains 25 questions for grandparents to ask their grandchildren and 25 questions for grandchildren to ask their grandparents. You could take turns asking each other questions at random, choose a question for each other to answer, or each choose a question that you would like to answer. Listen to each other with care and attention and enjoy where the conversation takes you.
By incorporating these tools and reflections into your routine, you can transform the six-week holidays from a period of stress into an opportunity for growth, connection, and joy for the whole family.
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