Tips to Keep The Family Together

20 Oct 2015 11:03
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To unit a family together happily is not an easy task. One thing factor is to have good communication that creates a favorable family environment. After a series of understanding via articles and news report I’ll list out some tips for people intending to rekindle family unity.

Ways to Achieve Family Unity

Maintaining an open family communication – no secrets and be honest to all family members.

1. Plan some family group activities once a week or as required depending on the situation such as: lunch, dinner, travel, sports, cultural outings, etc.
2. Cultivate fairness and avoid favoritism among children.
3. Conduct group discussion with all members and find a common solution should any event or argument occurs that affects an individual's behavior.
4. Encourage group values and solidarity, at the expense of individualism.

The events of life itself are evident to unit a family in one way or another. The above tips may seem simple and easily overlooked by adults, but they are highly proven to work positively to rekindle family bonding.

To know more about family unity, it is good to consult with a family therapist or family counselor.

Dance and Fitness Family Bonding Program

I read a news report recently about family bonding by conducting dance and fitness class for immigrant families. The dancing lessons were inspired by Zumbia (Zumbia is a popular dance fitness program created during the 1990).

The lesson consists of about 10 women and their children dancing together in a class. The mother-child coordination of the dancing steps is the ultimate aim in this lesson to family bonding.

This free fitness program also helps to relieve stress at home and parents can take this opportunity to supervise their children while engaging in dancing and fitness exercises.
Through these lessons, it is believed to create opportunities that support families as a whole and help to build a social support network in the community.

Toys and Family Bonding

As a parent, I fully support all the tips and encouragement the society provide but in my experience I also found that somehow playing toys with kids work better for me. But toys come and go easily due to wear and tear especially the electronics toys. So I recommend one of the lasting toys for parents and kids – kids’ wagon. Many of these models are made of hard plastic, wood and steel. I am not saying it will last a hundred years but mostly it will last for many years compared to the typical electronics toys and the sweet memories provided by the wagons are undoubtedly priceless. Click here to get one.

Do you have a kids’ wagon at home? If not, why not buy one and keep for years.

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