We need to teach our children to dream, we need to help our
children put down technology, we need to take our children outdoors,
we need to give children an adventure in their own backyards. No matter
where you live in the world, you can take your child outside, away
from technology, and let them experience dreaming. Let them sit, let
them stare in the sky, let them think about anything, let them think
about nothing, because that's where the creativity comes in. So create
these opportunities to allow your children to dream ( raising children).
Your
children are sponges. They observe everything you do and everything
you say. So if you are on your device all the time, at the dinner table,
when they are talking to you, guess what they are going to grow up
into? Technology should never go to bed with the children at night.
Ever. Create a place in your home where all technology goes to bed,
where all the devices get plugged in to recharge. Just as we need a good
night sleep to recharge ourselves, so does the technology ( raising children).
Why is this so important? When I was
young, bullying was localized. It happened at school, it happened on the
playground, it happened on the street corner, but when I got home, it
was a safe haven, the bullying stopped. Today, with technology, we have
the ability and the capability to be a target of bullies hours a day.
Every single day. So you need to help take technology away from your
children at night, this gives their minds a chance to reset, to stop
harping on all the negativity that may be coming their way.
It's
a good practice to start in your home as early as possible. So you as a
parent have a choice to make. I would like to suggest that at least
once a day you put down your technology. You look your child in the
eye, you tell them you love them, you give them a big hug because no
technology can do that. Choose to be present for your children and your
children will be present for you ( raising children).
This is Adam Norman, a 30-year-old father and a journalist. I consider being a father as my full-time duty, which comes before my actual job of journalism. As a father, there will always be new challenges for me to face everyday while raising my kids. This is where the idea of this website came from. I wanted to give out my experience, along with the experience of others, to all parents out there who need an advice with raising their kids.
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