Enjoy your kids more with this stategy.

Shared One-on-One Fun

Brace yourself for the bad news. Family togetherness is

overrated! Going out with the whole crew is not all it's

cracked up to be. One of the main reasons is sibling

rivalry. Mom and Dad are at the beach, for instance with

their six year old daughter and eight year old son. The

adults are trying to enjoy the sand, the water and the

kids' interaction. But the boy says something smart to his

sister who throws her hotdog at her brother who laughs

as it misses him and gets all full of sand. Now both kids

are screaming and everyone is looking. This isn't fun.

The solution? It's important to take your kids—one at a

time- and do something you both like. Regularly. It's

peaceful because there's no fighting and not even a

chance of fighting. That makes for real enjoyment and

genuine mutual affection. Shared one on one fun

produces strong parent child bonding and the activity

can be very simple, such as reading, going shopping, just

talking or-heaven forbid- teaching the inexperienced

parent how to play a video game.

Raising children today is no easy task. If you are having

more than your share of behavioral problems with your

youngsters, just how should you go about turning things

around? Exactly where should you start? Sometimes the

simplest solutions are the most effective. The most

effective thing you can do with your youngsters to get

things going right is shared one on one fun. This

technique can help you feel more affectionate and appreciative

of the time spent with your kids.