Do you find yourself always watching television, on the computer, eating, or depressed? Do you know why? It might be because you don’t spend enough time with your parents, I know I don’t.
Not spending enough time with them can really disappoint you. Think about it right now, do you think you spend enough time with your parents? If you don’t, you should talk to them a little bit more it will make you feel a lot better and brave with some of the problems you’re going through.
I don’t spend enough time with my parents and it can make me feel really lonely or not loved. They are always working, sleeping or just too busy. One day I asked them if we could go eat some dinner, and we had so much fun. After that we have been laughing and hanging out more. That made me feel more confident and secure with myself.
Most of the time, not spending enough time with your parents can make you cry. It can also make you feel lonely or not cared for. Some parents know they don’t spend enough time with their kids but are too busy working. A parent that Dr. Sharon Benson (from parentshealth.org) interviewed said, “I love my job, but still feel guilty about not spending as much time with my kids as I’d like to, like in playgroups or volunteering in their classroom.”
71% of parents surveyed say it would really help them as parents to have other adults that they trust spend time with their kids. 45% of middle and high school youth surveyed indicate that they have 3 or more caring adults (other than their parents) who they can talk to. Nearly 3 out of 10 parents (29%) report no support from any source other than their partner. About 60% of them have only 1 source of support other than their partner. This survey was put on mvparents.com.
Kids that grow up closely with both mother and father, mostly girls, do better academically. They are also less likely to engage in use of alcohol and drugs. I think that all parents and kids should attend a class in school about this issue. All kids should be forced to go to that class in their school. If they don’t they should go take it over the summer. It’s really important that teachers support this problem because the issue can affect the kid’s schoolwork. If they don’t do a class they should make an assembly out of it. These classes/assemblies can help the kids a lot especially if their parents are split up. That is another reason why kids feel hurt, because their parents are split up or because their parents argue too much. Hearing their parents argue makes them feel guilty of themselves, and maybe if they hear the teachers talking it will make them feel much better.
Some kids think that hanging out with their parents is just a waste of time. If they don’t think that they probably think their parents are too embarrassing. But they are wrong, their parents can help them academically and personally. Others think that their friends are better. They think, “Why would I be with my parents when I can go out with my friends?” Some parents think that their kids are having fun home alone, watching television, and more. But the parents are also wrong. It might look to them that kids are having fun but they really aren’t they are bored and that is why they are doing all these things, like watching television.
I think kids and parents should spend more quality time together. Kids can get sick or depressed for not spending enough time with their parents. Everyone should attend a class or group together so that the parents and kids can understand each other a little bit more. If you care for your parents go give them a hug right now and tell them you love them, and remember to spend more time together!