Joy of children

India
September 8, 2009 9:23am CST
Do we give enough time to our children? Perhaps, in this busy world our children are quite lonely as most of the parents are busy with their jobs and fast paced life.We buy them toys,take them out but do we fulfill their little heart with simple joy?
4 responses
• China
8 Sep 09
I am a Chinese, The government adopts one-child policy at present to control the growing population in China, so the average young parents only have one child nowaday. that is, our children have no siblings who can play with them. usually, them do feel lonely. in fact, we as parents, are busy with jobs, our parents take care of our children in most of time. but I think yound parents do need to find some time to play with their children not only strongthen the relationship with them but also give their a happy childhood.It is the parents responsibility.
• India
8 Sep 09
Thanks my friend for realizing the actual situation.In India officially we are encouraged to go for two children but due to the economic condition most of the parents opted for single issue which contributes only loneliness to the child. Gradually the big families are loosing their existence for different reasons so the children are missing their caring grand parents too.Therefore,the responsibility is to be performed by their parents only.Remember,your children should not miss their childhood pleasure cause they are the future of tomorrow.
• United States
24 Sep 09
I am lucky enough to be a stay-at-home mom at the moment. I love spending time with my little one, and I am dreading the time when I will have to go back to work. We struggle financially, but it is worth it to be able to spend the time and watch my little one grow. It wasn't that long ago that people looked down on mothers if they wanted to work outside the home instead of being a stay-at-home mom. Now, I actually have encountered people that look down on my husband and I for making the choice to have me stay home. I think it is wonderful that women are encouraged to work outside the home, if that is what they want to do. I think it is very sad, though, when people look down on us for trying to do what we think is best for our family.
@cbakin20 (149)
• United States
8 Sep 09
A lot of parents don't give enough time to their kids. They are always making excuses about how tired they are and how they don't have enough time. Also, some parents don't believe in doing things that give little kids the fun that they want to have. My parents, for example, hated amusement parks and rarely ever took me to them as I grew up. I don't think I was worse off for it because I understood where they came from, but I know kids who would be unable to understand this and take everything their parents do personally.
• Philippines
8 Sep 09
children are happy with the parents around. they are happy to play with them and be with them spending quality time together. the children want to play and play. when my children were younger, we used to let them enjoy playing in the mall, running and yelling and jumping at the fenced area. children like to eat too. spend more and more time with ur young children; do not miss the opportunity because they will not be children for long.