​Ways to Make More Time for Your Family by The Goddard School

Ways to Make More Time for Your Family

Time, or the lack of it, drives many of us to live at a frantic pace. There is an enormous cost to being in a chaotic rush each day. This year, renew your commitment to begin family traditions which make room for you to experience the true joy of family life.

• Practice making choices by limiting after school/work activities.
• Use a family-oriented calendar system to track each family members schedule and important reference information.
• Turn off the TV to allow more time for reading, talking, playing and learning.
• Enjoy food and meals together by making dinner “an oasis in time,” without interruption.
• Make a weekly meal mandatory for everyone in the family to share.
• Claim a tree or outdoor area as a spot to visit regularly to read together.
• Cook double the quantity needed to save or freeze half for another night.
• Participate in outdoor activities as a family including picking apples, hiking or riding bikes.
• Get enough sleep to help you feel rested and calm.
• Specify a night to spend at home to eat pizza, play games and talk.

“Parents fight a daily battle as they try not only to meet all their responsibilities for work, caregiving, and housework, but also to hold on to a few crumbs of time they call their own,” says Kerry Daly, professor at the University of Guelph, in his paper “It Keeps Getting Faster: Changing Patters of Time in Families.” Time is your family’s most precious non-renewable resource. Make the most of this component that magically turns a collection of individuals into a stronger, more robust group of people.

The Goddard School located in Snellville, GA offers a year-round program for children from six weeks to six-years-old. Children are encouraged to develop at their own pace in a warm environment supported by a team of dedicated teachers. The Goddard School FLEX Learning Program™ is based on a unique learning continuum that encompasses developmental guidelines, formative assessments and child-focused lesson plans that are delivered in a creative and fun environment with a child-centered approach to meet each child's individual needs.

Kyle D. Pruett, M.D., is an advisor for The Goddard School®. Dr. Pruett is an authority on child development who has been practicing child and family psychiatry for over twenty-five years. He is a clinical professor of child psychiatry at Yale University's Child Study Center.The Goddard School has become the first preschool program to join P21—a national organization championing 21st century skills. Through the fusion of reading, writing & arithmetic with the 4Cs—critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity—Goddard School graduates are well equipped and ready to succeed in school and in life.Visiting our School is a great way to see our programs in action, introduce you to our teachers and answer your questions.

For more information on why The Goddard School located in Snellville, GA is the place for fun and learning, please contact The Goddard School Snellville!

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1565 Janmar Rd. Snellville, GA 30078
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