As a parent, it is easy for life’s priorities to take precedence over quality family time. When your job, your business, your personal life, your partner, and your little one are all competing for your attention, trying to split yourself so every aspect of your life can get a little bit of attention is often counterproductive. 

Research shows that spending time with your little one is extremely important. And this doesn’t simply mean being in the same room with your child; you need to spend quality time with them. Quality time spent with your child means giving them your undivided attention as you do tasks that they like to do together. This shouldn’t be difficult to pull off: sometimes, all you have to do is spend a few minutes each day with your child without any distractions. 

Importance Of Spending Quality Time With Your Child

Here Are Some Of The Reasons Why Spending More Time wWth Your Little One Is So Important: 

• Spending quality time with kids makes them less likely to develop behavioral issues at home and at school
• Children who spend more quality time with their parents are less likely to engage in risky behavior such as drug and alcohol use
• Spending quality time with your child shows them that you love and care for them. This is very important for their overall mental and emotional well-being. 
• Research shows that children who spend more quality time with their parents are more likely to be physically healthy. 
• Spending quality time with your children on a regular basis is good for your physical, mental, and emotional health as well. 

How To Spend More Time With Your Child

Here Are A Few Simple Tips To Help You Spend More Time With Your Child: 

• Make time to connect with your child daily. You can do this face-to-face every day before or after school, or by leaving a little note for your child in her room or her lunch bag. Such connections are low effort yet extremely valuable. 
• Tell your child that you love her every day. This will show her how much you value her. 
• Create your own special bonding routine, such as reading a book together every day before bed. 
• Use positive reinforcement to reinforce positive behaviors by showing her how much you appreciate her
• Cook a meal together and eat together. This is a great way to enjoy some family time with everyone. 
• Schedule some time to do an activity with your child, and let her pick whatever activity she wants. 
• Play with your child every day, even if it is just for a few minutes. 
• Tell jokes and laugh together. 
• Spend some time away from technology and just enjoy each other’s company. Use this time to talk to and listen to your child. 

Final Thoughts

As you can see, spending quality time with your child does not have to be difficult. In fact, simply spending a few minutes a day hanging out with your child and doing whatever she wants together can make a huge difference in both you and your child’s life. Plus, you’ll get to create memories every day that your little one will treasure for the rest of her life!