Your Family Can Spend This Summer Connecting More
Last summer seemed so hectic, with kid’s camps and sport teams. And the kids were constantly fighting to watch more TV.
Discussion:
Join in on a “Take Back the Summer” campaign to leave our busy lives at bay for a few weeks, soak up the warm summer rays and just “chill with our kids.” Do what they want. Do what you want. Be flexible.. You can do this in your family or even involve your whole neighborhood. The common goal is to create a sense of community awareness among people who want to regain control of their own lives, homes, neighborhoods and culture.
Think about it.
- What if we decided to make Sunday afternoon family time with no lawn mowing or chores? We decide together what we will do.
- What if we decided on something as simple as turning off the television one night a week and playing family games instead?
- What if this year, nobody worries about how we look in a swimsuit and instead decides to have fun? What freedom!
- Maybe one night a week the neighborhood children play groups games together.
- What if the whole family did a volunteer project together?
- How about a neighborhood block party where not only families with children are invited, but all generations participate? At one 4th of July party, everyone brings their own utensils, drinks, meat to barbecue, and a salad or dessert to share and it takes the burden completely off the hosts so it is equally fun for everyone.
In the end it might not have worked as you intended, the important things is that we take a step. Just taking the time to think of what we might do is an incredibly important step and not always easy in the fast-paced life we lead. Sharing this with our friends and neighbors makes it more fun, and more importantly, it allows the feeling of empowerment to grow. We can make a difference!
We all yearn to be together more, to relax more and to have more fun together. Seeing our children play outside rather than watch television strikes a chord in all of us. Actions like these can give us power and hope. They can encourage us to take bigger steps toward reclaiming our families and our lives.
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If I knew then what I know now,
I would have played more in the summers.
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Hi! I’m Dr. Kathy. Welcome to my website! Although Family Empowerment Network is formally closed, we want to keep these resources available to you. Our belief is that parents are the most wise and intuitive about what is best for their children. However, parents sometimes need the support of effective, timeless, compassionate parenting information and strategies. On this website you will find our three parenting books on boys, girls, and kids’ social lives and ten years of monthly newsletter articles. In addition, a powerful, under-recognized resource is the support of other parents. Here you will find how to use our books as discussion guides for monthly self-led parenting groups. One last resource: I am still available to give talks and workshops.
