Families are where it's at. But, you ask, what does "where it's at" mean? It means it's where we begin, it's where we need to start. It's where we need to put our priorities in life. If we want our children to be a generation of leaders and have a vision of their own we need to take them by the hand and show them the way. We as parents, be it single parent or two parents, need to lead them and guide them along the way so that when they reach that age to stand on their own feet alone, they can and they will because they have been shown how. They will be confident enough in themselves because you, their good parent, showed them how.
Family time is so important and not just working together, but playing together. Show your children how to play safe or how to play on a team and take defeat or take their win in stride. Playing together teaches them how to get along with others and shows them how to act and interact with others.
As a family growing up with six children I remember the wonderful times of Saturday nights gathered around the television watching my father's favorite show, "Emergency" with squad 57 and Rampart hospital, while we ate homemade hamburgers and fries. On Sunday afternoons we gathered and played card games and board games of all kinds. I remember the cheering and the helping one another as we tried to out smart my older and always winning brother or we tried to help my younger sister win at least one game. It was a time of family fun and family togetherness. It was a time of memories and what dear memories they are. Make these memories for your family, make them happen now! Time is flying by and before we know it the kids will be gone and we will be left alone to think back on all the memories we had of our children. What kind of memories will they have? What kind of things did we do as a family they will be near and dear to our children? Will it be the family nights spent together or the family nights of bickering and complaining and fighting?
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