8 Things To Help You Give Your Kids A Full Childhood | #CP

If there’s one thing you should do for your kids, it’s making sure that they have a full, memorable childhood. If you want your children to grow up as happy and fulfilled as possible, making sure their childhood is experience rich and full of learning is key. 

Below, you’ll find 8 things that will help you to achieve this. Take a look: 

1. Know That It’s Not About Buying Them Everything They Want

Children thrive when you give them half as many presents and twice as much of your presence. You might feel like you need to keep up with other parents who buy their kids lots of things, but you don’t. Your kids won’t remember the gifts you give them - they’ll remember the time you spent with them. 

2. Make Yourself Happy

When your kids see that you’re happy, they will follow your example. If you’re stressed out and unhappy, your kids can probably tell, even if you believe that you’re hiding it well. 

3. Focus On Experiences 

Buying gifts occasionally is fine, but focusing on experiences and quality time together will make the biggest impact. You could look at caravans for sale so that you can go on more breaks away together, for instance. Even short trips to the park and to museums and galleries can be a great way to have fun and teach them cool things. 

4. Eat Meals As A Family

Eating meals as a family is a simple way to ensure your children are getting quality family time. Studies show that eating just one meal together as a family can make a huge difference to your child’s outlook, grades, and even whether they give in to peer pressure.

5. Set Boundaries

Setting reasonable boundaries is the key to raising confidence, successful children. As a parent, it’s unhealthy to be too controlling. But children need boundaries to make the most of their potential. They also need them to feel like you care. They may need to push them at times, but failure to set boundaries can actually give off the message that you don’t want your job as a parent. 

6. Make Sure They Get Plenty Of Sleep

Children who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to be an unhealthy weight, feel unable to focus, are less creative, and struggle to manage their emotions. In order to get this right, you must establish a consistent bedtime routine and limit stimulating activities after dinner. Screen time should also be limited - whatever you do, don’t let them have a TV in their bedroom! 

7. Limit Time Online And In Front Of The TV

Play time and living in the moment is going to be far more beneficial for your children than time online and in front of the TV - although you can’t stop them from doing that altogether. Just be consistent with your rules around using the internet/TV and make sure they have other things to keep them occupied. 

8. Encourage Gratitude And Positive Thinking 

How you think and speak can show your child how to think and speak. Encouraging gratitude and positive thinking means you’ll need to demonstrate this yourself, so bear this in mind if you want your child to have a glass half full mentality!