Investing in Our Children Produces Great Rewards
June 20, 2008 by Karen Weideman
Filed under blogathon, family
When I think of Thrifty Mommy’s slogan of “a cool mom finding more for less”, I think of the investment each of us can make in our children. It doesn’t cost us a penny to spend time with them, but it does cost us (in many ways) to not spend time with them.
For instance:
- It costs us money to send them to daycare
- It costs us money to let them watch television with advertisements.
- It costs us money to have extravagant, over-the-top birthday parties for them (every year)
- It costs us money to shuttle them to the 10 different activities each of them has, not including the gear.
In contrast, if we spent more time with them I think that we’d find that the returns are terrific:
- Time spent with children bonds them with us– a bond that we’ll want as they grow and become more of their own individual.
- Time spent playing a board game with the family only cost us the initial investment of buying the game (unless Susie ate one of the cards again!).
- Time spent celebrating with the extended family binds us to who we are– especially when welcoming in the new year.
- Time spent on nature walks, playing soccer in the back yard, or playing catch will work on the same skills as all of those practices, and will provide time for the family to grow together.
The bests things in life may not be free, but they will take more of your time and less money from your wallet.
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While not a mommy or a girl even, MInTheGap writes about the culture war, finances, marriage and families at his site, since 2004.
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