The cost of living, particularly for families, can be extremely high these days. Many parents are driven into working two or more jobs simply to make ends meet. Both the mother and the father are working; the children are either left with grandparents or with other carers. A normal working day can involve up to approximately 12-14 hours. All this just to make ends meet.

Due to the busy schedules parents need to have, their children can feel neglected and miss developing a relationship with their children. In an ideal world to bring up a child well, the child requires love and attention from both its parents, more so the mother. Children need discipline. Without discipline you can be sure that your child is going to be one spoilt brat! Working parents need to learn to prioritize their activities. When working parents do arrive home it is essential to spend quality time with your children. It has been written that no one, on their bed, wishes they spent more time at the office..

I recommend that working mothers and fathers set time aside daily to spend with their kids. During that time, it is important that they do fun activities or spend time talking about how their children’s day was. Remember to connect with your kids during this time, tell them a little about your day but make sure this time is about getting to know what they did more than you telling them about your boring work day. However tired you maybe, do not miss out on this time.

Plan your weekends in such away that you get to spend time with your children at their games or take them out for the weekend. To build a relationship with your child, the foundation needs to be laid in the early years. Hence spend all the free time you can, in getting to know your child better. Family vacations are an ideal time to this.
Even though you do not spend all your days with your children, don't forget to discipline of them whenever they do something wrong. It is often tempting to be easy on your children because you feel guilty not spending more time with them however, disciplining your children will help to shape them into better individuals.



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