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Creating Quality Family Time

Friday, January 8th, 2010

The Goddard School of Cedar Park knows creating quality family time can be quite a challenge, especially when you are a modern day family in which both parents work. However, just because you and your significant other work full time jobs does not mean that your family has to suffer. It is possible for you and your spouse to hold down full time jobs to support your family and still be able to take a time out for your family.

Raineri Children family portrait Watford 2001 ...

Creating quality family time is a crucial part of your family. It may seem like a challenge to fit the time in there, but it is possible and it is necessary. Taking a time out to spend time with your family is beneficial to your entire family, especially children. Family time should be exactly what it says, a time for you and your family to spend time together. Make the most of this time and make it solely about your family.

One of the most important things about this time besides that the time should be about your family is that it should be a time that everyone enjoys. For instance, if your family loves to watch movies, then spending time having a family movie night would be a great idea for creating family quality time.

The key to creating quality family time is to make time. We all have busy schedules, but family is one of the most important things, if not the most important thing that we have. We need to step back from our busy schedules and take time to enjoy our families more often. Sit down with your family and evaluate your schedules. Do you really need to go to the gym seven days a week? Find a way to make a “family night” once a week or a time frame each night. You will find that this time becomes one of the mandatory events in your planner.

This time for your family is great. The more often that you can do it is wonderful. However, it does not matter whether you have a family day or a certain time every evening that you spend quality time together, the important thing is that you do it.

Once your family has created a specific day or time frame that is good for creating quality family time, you should find a way to spend your time. Doing the same thing every time can become boring and may cause someone in the family to become bored with the activity, so it may be best to mix up family time. For instance, you could rotate turns on who gets to pick the activity for family night.

Some great ideas for family time include:
-Crafts
-Family game night
-Family movie night
-Outdoor activities

These are just a few of the many things that you and your family can enjoy during your family’s quality time together. The key to having an enjoyable family time is spending time with your family, doing something that you all are enjoying and having fun doing together.

Your kids will enjoy getting to be in charge of creating quality family time when it is their day to pick an activity. This is also a great way to spend time with your child. Your child can express themselves and you will learn more about your child. Your child will have a good time because they got to pick an activity for family time that they enjoy and you will enjoy it because your child chose the activity. Quality family time is a time that everyone will love.

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Benefits of Teaching Infants and Toddlers Yoga

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

The Goddard School of Cedar Park incorporates yoga as a regular part of the curriculum. Here’s some background why we do so! As parents we only want the best for our children which include teaching them ways to be healthier both physically and emotionally. While most adults are aware of the benefits that come from practicing a daily yoga routine they are not aware that they can also share these benefits with their children even as young as infant, toddler and Pre-K ages. After your infant is born and up until they are five years old they have a great opportunity to really soak up knowledge and learn new things. Yoga is of course the practice of physical moves that connect both the mind and the body and help one learn how to reach a new level of relaxation.

Yoga Girl
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How can these relaxation techniques help an infant, toddler or a Pre-K age child? Much like the same way they help adults. We adults often take for granted that certain circumstances and every day events do not effect children, even infants, toddlers and Pre-K age kids the same way they affect us. That notion is false. Studies have shown that stressful atmospheres can have an effect on infants moods and make them appear anxious and more fussy. Toddlers and Pre-K age children will also act out more and may even regress. By practicing yoga techniques with them they will learn from an early age to how relax and calm themselves in a healthy way.

Another benefit that will come of teaching your infant and young child yoga is that you are teaching them how important exercise is to both your physical health and mental health. Every year more and more Americans are becoming obese with an alarming number of them being our children. By starting out early and teaching them the importance of staying physically fit your child will have a decreased chance of becoming obese later on in life.

I’ll share some more ideas on yoga for children in my next blog.

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Fantastic fossils and dinasours

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009


Dr. Pamela Owen, Senior Paleontology Educator at University of Texas, will share fascinating insights about fossils!
CLICK HERE for more info on her work.  She’ll be joining us Wednesday, July 15th @ 10 AM.

For more information on The Goddard School of Cedar Park, contact us email cedarparktx@goddardschools.com or visit our website CLICK HERE

Yoga is incorporated into the school’s curriculum and has many benefits for our children.

Yoga actually helps children concentrate better and develop skills essential to reading because a lot of the poses require gazing off into the distance while concentrating a specific point. Better concentration skills mean a better ability to read and do math, plus there’s always the benefits of exercise.   Starting at an early age really helps with muscle control as well.

From postures to breathing techniques, children stretch in fun and interesting poses such as the “downward dog” or the “sitting mountain.”

Parents see a difference at home with their children, as it relaxes a child and they often come home with a new yoga pose to tell the parents about.

View local news coverage by KXAN NBC of Goddard School’s yoga program at this link CLICK HERE