The recent events around the world has, once again, reaffirm my belief that we are living on borrowed time here on earth and everything can be easily taken away from us. We keep ourselves so busy with other activities that sometimes, we sacrifice quality time that should be spent with our kids.

Even without all these threats of disasters and crisis, it must be every parent’s objective to really be able to bond with their children. Because, before you know it, the kids are all grown up and you would have missed the chance to get to know them.

Here are a few helpful points to spending quality time with your young ones especially when everything around you is buzzing with activity:

Take a special time in the day to just focus on one child each. Maybe during breakfast, you and the youngest can talk about what they’re expecting from their day over cereals. And then take after dinners as a time to sit and chat with the elder kids. Just focus on them, allow them to share what they wanna share, even if it’s as trivial as one kid crying in class. Make sure to keep this special times as regular as possible.

Have date nights or date weekends with each of your child. I know one parent who takes her eldest to the nail spa every 2nd Saturday of the week, while the other child has a date with his mother every fourth Saturday of the week. This way the kids will have something to look forward to. Keep this dates and appointments all the time.

Bonding with your children is really important even if you’re busy. Parents have to make time to get to know their kids.

What’s your special bonding ritual with your kids? And how often do you do this?

Hanging  out with my family has been my all time favorite thing to do especially when we go out of town. The bondings that we shared together are worth remembering. I admire my mom for preparing all the things that we need during the trip.She brings all the neccesary stuff so that we’ll come prepared in any situation.

Likewise, parents like you should know what to bring during a trip especially when your with your little one. Here are the few things that should be inside your travel bag:

• Milk bottles-(you can use a different bag for this just incase it spills.)
• Baby wipes -I love bringing this during a long trip. It helps you during an avoidable situations like your child vomited  or spilled her food.
• Extra clothes – we all know why you should bring one.
• Little treats for your child -candies, cookies or healthy chips should be inside your bag just incase your little one gets hungry during  the trip.
• Paper and crayons – Always remember that children easily get bored. So be prepared if this happens. Let them express themselves through coloring.
• Favorite toy - Let your child bring one of her toys to keep her busy during the long ride.
• Extraplastic bags  – If you’re going on a long trip, make sure that you have your plastic bags just incase you child gets dizzy and feels like vomiting.It is better to be ready than never.
• Mosquito repellant - We don’t want our babies to get sick after a memorable trip right?  To be safe with all the mosquito bites, make sure that your child puts enough mosquito repellant.
• Water – Always keep a bottle of water  inside your bag. Let your child drink it from time to time to avoid dehydration.

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