Families with younger children, especially, must begin early to develop a pattern or habit of spending time and doing things together. Young children growing up in a family that spends time together soon realize that in their family they can have fun. Over time a secure feeling develops as a result of being with one another. It pays to begin early to do things together because as children grow older, their family and what it means to them will continue to be important. Strong families know that spending time together and doing things together doesn t simply happen.
Strong families plan family activities that the entire family can do together.
Instead of putting off until tomorrow, they do the things they ve planned. A family should know how it spends its time. Each day for seven days the parent writes on the calendar the times family members did things together. There should not be any fuss made over the listing or calendar. Simply record what the family does normally.