Why is it important for parents to spend time with their toddlers?

Kunal Verma
Nov 1 · 4 min read

Do you ever feel like fondling a toddler once you come across one? Well I do! Now if you are just wondering who a toddler is then, a toddler is a child aged between 12 and 36 months. The years spent as a toddler are of great cognitivity, full of emotional and social development.

An interesting fact: the word is derived from the words “to toddle”, which means to walk unsteadily, like a child of this age.

Importance of parents to spend time with their child/toddler:

The fast pace of modern-day family life can make it easy to forget that simple just spending time with our toddler is important. Our time is one of the greatest things we can give them. Summertime offers lots of opportunities to spend time together and some good old family bonding.

The Modern Parent:

Modern Parents need to juggle a hundred different roles, worker, cook, and housekeeper to name only a few.

They may work long hours or work on the weekends. They may have a demanding job that requires us to bring work home. They also may find themselves as slaves to the household on the weekends, doing laundry and cleaning up the mess from the week. It’s easy to get bogged down by daily tasks and feel like we barely even have time for ourselves. However, it is extremely important to schedule recurring quality family time with our toddler.

It’s true that we probably do spend a lot of time with our toddlers, especially when they are younger. But, if the majority of the time spent with them is driving them to after school activities or watching TV together, then the time spent isn’t quality time.

What is quality time?

It’s best to try and schedule time at least once every week, even if it is only an hour, when we give our toddler our undivided attention. That doesn’t meant check our emails on our laptop or phone or letting our child play on their own. Quality time can be spent doing something our child loves like playing together in the backyard or setting up a favorite board game on a rainy afternoon.

Even something as simple as sitting down together as a family to eat dinner is important time spent with our kids. Spending time with our younger kids before bed, reading story or talking about their day at school, is also time well spent.

Benefits of spending quality time with your child:-

  • It builds toddler self-esteem: Parents who spend time with their toddlers participating in their activities together build a positive sense of self-worth. When toddlers feel that they’re valued by their parents, they feel more positive about themselves.
  • It strengthens family bonds: Family who share everyday activities share strong, emotional ties. The family who enjoys group activities together share a stronger emotional bond as well as an ability to adapt well to situations as a family.
  • It develops positive behaviors: Toddlers who spend more time with their parents are less likely to get involved in risky behavior. The toddler who frequently eat with their families also usually have improved dietary intake compared to those who don’t eat as often with family members.
  • It encourages communication: When you spend time with your toddler you are fostering an environment for open communication. Good communication is important for your toddler to feel comfortable talking to about anything. Simply asking your child how their day ask gone can make a big difference.
  • It can help your child’s academic performance: Spending time helping your toddler with schoolwork or reading together, especially in their early years, will foster an environment that values academics. If your child feels comfortable coming to you with schoolwork, they are more likely to perform better academically.
  • It helps your child be a good friend: Toddler learn by example. If you are setting a good example for them by spending quality time together, they are more likely to adopt those behaviors in other relationships in their lives. Simple things like playing games together will help them understand more about interacting with others as well as teach them things like sharing and caring.

Most importantly, family time means you can just have fun and enjoy each other’s company! You’ve still got a little bit of time left before the toddler goes back to school so make the most of it this weekend and do something together.

Conclusion:

Overall, the quality time spent doing something the whole family enjoys is much better than quality time spent together where we don’t interact with each other. It is up to us to help our toddler grow into well-adjusted individuals, and it’s as easy as spending some quality time together.

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