Singe Dad Laughing and fun times with Children

Today I am going to write about Single Dad Laughing, a blog by Dan Pearce. If you haven't read it, please follow the links below :)

https://www.facebook.com/SingleDadLaughing

http://www.danoah.com/

Dan's blog is rather eye opening most of the time, and it got me thinking a lot this week. For example, he talks about playing with your children (I don't have children, but most of you know that I watch a little girl and sometimes her older brother). I noticed this week, when I play with Princess (I will not use her real name as my blog is not private), she giggles continuously. I love her laugh and her brothers laugh. We were playing hide and go seek today when, out of nowhere, I got a migraine. I turned on Disney Junior for them and gave them some Goldfish crackers. Princess really wanted snuggles. I snuggled her but felt really bad when she started asking me to count (meaning she wanted to hide). I just couldn't do it. I needed to sit. The look on her face broke my heart. I know it wasn't my fault that I got hit with a migraine, but it wasn't hers either. Thankfully, my husband came over for a little bit and played with her. I still felt bad that I couldn't play with her myself, but I knew she was content playing with anyone. Children just want our attention. They want to know they are loved and cared for. We are all they have. In this world of advanced technology, we tend to forget that just sitting them in front of a T.V. or giving them a video game is not enough. Children are only little for so long. They grow into teenagers, and then adults. when this happens, we wonder were all that time went. We are so addicted to technology that we are getting our children addicted as well. Turn off the electronics. Read a story to your children. Ask them about their lives. It may seem boring or even repetitive, but children just want US. ALL of us. They don't just want a hug and a kiss on their way to school or at bedtime. They NEED us. If we don't give them the attention they need and crave, they will get it elsewhere. Whether it be from video games, T.V., or other people. If we don't give our children attention, they will more than likely become teenagers who don't trust their parents and they may even grow into adults that don't stay in touch with their parents. I am saying this based on what I have seen with my friends and with my friends children. Instead of dismissing our children and/or their concerns, we need to embrace them. We need to tell them how much we love them. They are, after all, learning from us.