Five Ways NOT To Sabotage Family Time

Recently, I have been thinking about family and the amount of time I spend with my family. Now I am not just talking about being in the same room with your phone and other electronics because, in actuality, they can sabotage family time. Let me ask you when you sat down with your family and gave them undivided attention, was it? Have you focused on your spouse and kids? In this post, I want to share with you five ways NOT to sabotage family time.

1. Take your spouse out on a date. Take time just the two of you and focus on each other. This is a time to not talk about work-related things but each other.

2. Date your kids. Take your child out or your children out on a date one at a time. Allow them to share their thoughts, concerns, and questions they may have. You can even do this with all your children at once if you have multiples. I have two boys, and on Friday afternoons, I pick them up from school, and we have a treat and do some activity (hiking, walks, biking, car rides, beach combing, nature sighting).

3. Create a family night. In the King household, Friday is Pizza and movie theater at home. You may want to play board games together, maybe even go bowling or another activity you can do as a family. This is a time for mom and/or dad to focus on the kids since we are frequently on the go.

4. Have dinner together nightly. With sports and other activities, it can be hard to find time to eat dinner together. Make it a priority to eat dinner together. The table is a great place to talk about the day and have some good laughs as a family.

5. Focus on the family. When your day is done, and you are heading home, make it a priority to leave work at work. I used to live just down the street from where I worked and never really had any downtime from the day. We moved to the other side of town 15 minutes away. By moving, it has allowed me to shut down and prepare to focus on the family.

Your family needs to be priority in your life. Let them know it by showing it. Set everything aside and be present. Your family needs you.

What other ways could you make family time meaningful?

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