I’m currently reading Kevin DeYoung’s Crazy Busy
and he talked about how parents get so busy with our lives that we end up giving our kids leftovers.
They get our leftover time and our leftover energy, and I couldn’t help but be challenged myself that it’s time to change this.
I don’t want my kids to get whatever time I have leftover after all of my other activities. It infers to them that they aren’t important enough to prioritise.
I don’t want my kids to get my leftover energy. I don’t want to be so tired and irritable after everything else that I do that I can’t play with and enjoy them. I want to match their enthusiasm for life and run around like a maniac with them more often.
I don’t want my kids to get my leftover intellect. I don’t want to read and learn about personal development, business and leadership and neglect learning about how to become a better parent.
So what about you?
Are you giving your kids the best of you, or are they just getting your leftovers?
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February 26, 2015 at 12:01 pm
Graham J Hunt
The concept of “quality time” is a cop out. If you spend enough time with children, some of the activities you do together will create the basis upon which they will learn something of value. Being a parent is a full time job.
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February 26, 2015 at 12:42 pm
Darren Poke
Spot on Graham, I’ve never been a fan of quality time as a substitute for actual time.
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