Childrens Top Ten Tips for Parents
The British Toy and Hobby Association have conducted some research by questioning over 1000 primary school children to determine their views on what they would like to do with their parents or carers. This research has been carried out as part of their campaign intended to highlight the value of play. The data gathered has been used to produce a useful booklet aimed at busy parents and carers entitled ‘Solutions Through Fun‘. (PDF document).
Here are the childrens top ten tips reproduced from this helpful booklet:
(1) Parents to spend one-on-one time together with children. Make time to play, spend more uninterrupted time together, give each child special time.
(2) Go to the park and play sports together such as football, cricket, catch and go on bike rides.
(3) Play board games, cards or puzzles as a family.
(4) Dad to not go on the computer as much and for mum to not do as much housework.
(5) Play active games such as piggy in the middle, chase, hide and seek and skipping.
(6) Days out together to the zoo, museum, theatre, cinema or bowling.
(7) Bake and cook together.
(8) Make things and do arts and crafts such as painting, pottery, write stories or make face masks.
(9) Parents come home from work earlier.
(10a) Be funny, playful and silly by telling jokes, be more impulsive, laugh more and jump in puddles
jointly with…
(10b) Watch TV/DVD together.
Remember, have fun yourself and it will be fun for your child!
on February 11th, 2008 at 11:27 pm
We are resellers of climbing frames and playhouses. We are told by our customers that our products become a focal point in the garden for family energetic and imaginative play.
Andy of www.climbingframesuk.com