How you can Improve Your Family Life

These days, everyone seems to have the same complaint when it comes to time. We simply don't have enough - not enough hours in the day - to fit in everything that we need/want to do. Everyone seems to be rushing around here, there and everywhere and it's usually our family life that suffers.Working parents are constantly trying to juggle work, childcare and their own relationship with each other. It's not easy to get the balance, but it's not impossible either.

1. Manage Your Time 

Time management might be something you would only associate with office life but it can equally help with family life. Everyone in the family has lots going on and has varying schedules everyday and every week.

Getting to work on time, getting to/from school, homework, sports, leisure activities, getting dinner for everyone in the evening, bedtime routines for children, preparing paperwork for tomorrow...Phew!... where do you get time to be together as a family? One small way of changing this is to make sure that, everyday, without fail, you all eat together for one meal. That way you can catch up on what's happening with each other.

2. Planning 

Planning ahead is a good way of making sure that you get to spend 'quality' time together. Whether it's a trip to the zoo or a picnic at the beach, a walk in the park or even going to the cinema, make it a weekly or fortnightly activity and keep it simple and fun for everyone.

3. Get Stuck In 

Getting involved in activities that all the family can participate in, like swimming, walking, tennis, badminton, etc...so that no one is left out and brings everyone together on a regular basis.

4. Regular Meeting

Time Having a family meeting every few weeks to discuss any issues that are affecting family life in a negative way,disruptive behaviour by one or other member of the family or even just introducing new ideas to improve family. Opening up to discussion, you can learn to resolve these problems before they escalate.