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Top 5 Reasons Why FamilyFun Time Is Important
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In today’s fast-paced world,
where both parents often work and
after-school hours are packed with
sports, music lessons and other
extra-curricular activities …
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… it’s easy to let family fun time
fall by the wayside in favor of
frenetic schedules.
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However, family activities
and traditions are
perhaps more important
now than ever.
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Don’t let this vital – and
fun – part of your family
life slip away …
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… make a point of
scheduling time together
into yours and your kids’
jam-packed schedules.
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Here are 5 of the many
reasons why.
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FAMILY BONDS1
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Time spent together just
having fun is associated
with kids and parents
forming stronger emotional
bonds, and it doesn’t have
to be a major trip or
expensive outing.
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Just a simple picnic at the
park, a trip to watch the stars
at a local observatory …
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… a family bike ride around the
neighborhood can be just as
beneficial (if not as thrilling!) as
a trip to Disney World.
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When you take time out of
your hectic schedule to relax,
hang out and laugh with your
kids, it shows them that
they’re important to you and
you enjoy being with them.
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Kids who spend leisure hours
with their parents are more
likely to turn to them for advice
or seek them out when they’re
having problems.
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FROM BETTER MANNERS
TO BETTER GRADES2
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Youngsters who spend quality hours as a family have been found to perform better academically, be more compassionate and even learn better manners.
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Whether you’re taking the kids out for an ice
cream cone, going on a family sledding expedition
or just watching a movie …
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Whether you’re taking the kids out for an ice
cream cone, going on a family sledding expedition
or just watching a movie …
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… there are so many chances to teach manners, talk about values and even to show by example how to deal with things when they don’t go as planned.
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After all, as one mom put it, “I tell my kids that the
bumps in the road aren’t bumps, they are the road.”
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Kids can learn to navigate them with
kindness and humor.
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BETTER COMMUNICATION
WITH MOM AND DAD3
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When youngsters engage
in fun activities with their
family, more open
communication tends
to develop…
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… and when kids feel free
to talk more openly with
their parents, they tend to
get in less trouble.
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Something as simple as
playing a friendly game of
catch or splashing around
in the pool …
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… can lay the groundwork
for a more connected
relationship between you
and your kids.
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In a time when people of all ages tend to become
a bit isolated by more technological modes of
communicating like the Internet and texting …
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… just getting out and
playing as a family can set
the ground for super inter-
family communication.
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ENHANCED SELF-ESTEEM4
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Whether it’s a family tradition of:
Driving around to “ooh and ah” over Christmas lights.
An annual shell collecting expedition to the beach.
A Jack-o-Lantern carving ritual.
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Times spend having fun as a family hone
a child’s all-important sense of belonging,
of being loved.
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When parents like hanging
out with them, kids get the
notion that they’re people of
value, that their talents,
personalities and opinions
are important.
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Youngsters who grow up
feeling secure of their place in
the world gain a strong
foundation of confidence …
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… and self-esteem that will
serve them well on the
sometimes rocky road to
growing up.
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BETTER TIMES IN THE
TERRIBLE TEENS5
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Teens who have grown
up spending active
family time with parents
often have fewer
behavioral problems in
these tough years.
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In spite of the fact that they
may act like they don’t care
about hanging out with you
and may pass up family
time for a get-together
with friends …
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… parents should keep scheduling special time and not take it too much to heart if it doesn’t always work out.
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After all, kids often need
their parents the most just
when they’re acting like
they couldn’t care less.
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Last but not least, family fun time is just plain
fun, for you and your kids.
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There's not a lot more heart warming than hearing
your child say "remember how we always....?"
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You're a parent who makes their children a priority
- keep up the good work by providing the best
after-school care possible.
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Maplewood Country Day Camp in Easton MA is the
perfect fun and safe place for your kids after school.
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Maplewood Country Day Camp & Enrichment Center
150 Foundry St. (Route 106)
PO Box 88 (Mailing)
South Easton, MA 02375
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: (508) 238-2387
FAX: (508) 238-1154