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3 Ways To Spend Quality Time With Your Teenager

November 10, 2021

When your child was younger, they needed you all the time. Then they started going to school, and they began to learn all about their own independence and wanted to do things for themselves. By the time they reach the teenage years, they may no longer feel they need you at all, preferring to spend time with friends or alone.

However, the truth is that they do still need you – they always will, to some extent – and you still need them. Spending quality time together, even if it’s not as much as it once was, is crucial to keep your bond strong and ensure that, if there are any issues in your teenager’s life, they are able to come to you with them. At the very least, having a good parent-child relationship makes life a lot more joyful. With that in mind, here are some great ways to spend more time with your teenager when you don’t have a lot of time to spare for one another in usual circumstances. Read on to find out more.

Go Online Together

This may sound strange since you are likely to want your teenager to reduce their screen time rather than increase it; maybe you’ve already sought out a Meet Circle coupon code to limit screen time when possible. However, although no one should be staring at a screen for the majority of their day, the fact is that this technology is here to stay, and it’s likely your teenager enjoys spending time online. With that in mind, it can be a good idea to join them there on occasion. Not only will you get an insight into their world, but you can check-up and make sure they are handling the online world in the right way. Some examples of what you can do together include:

  • Online shopping
  • Searching out recipes
  • Playing online games
  • Watching videos
  • Looking at photographs and reliving old memories

Go On A Breakfast Date

If you and your teen don’t have a lot of time to spare during the day because of work, school, studying, hobbies, and other time-consuming tasks, then why not make the most of the morning and go on a breakfast date together?

When you do this, you can show that you are carving out time specifically to be with your child, and this is something they will like, even if they don’t say so. It will make them feel special. You can find a local café that becomes ‘your place’ or you can pack a picnic breakfast and go to a local park or even to the beach if it’s not too far away. Take this time to enjoy one another’s company, and try to make it a regular thing – whether it’s every day or once a month, it’s a great way to spend time together.

Cook Together

Cooking is an essential life skill, and one that, the sooner your teenager can learn, will help them greatly in the rest of their life. They might even develop a love of cooking or perhaps baking, but even if they don’t adore doing it, knowing the basics is going to be useful when they move out.

Start with picking a recipe together, then getting the ingredients, and finally putting it all together. You can be talking and having fun throughout the entire process.

 

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