The summer holidays have just started and you want to make the most of this period of rest with your family, in peace and serenity. Here are some useful tips.
Quality time with family is essential, and the holidays are the perfect opportunity for this. While during the year, the pace is often a rush to get to school, extracurricular activities or work, the holidays are on the contrary a time of relaxation for parents and children. However, even during the holidays it is important to adopt good habits. So here is a practical guide to be able to live serenely with your family during these few weeks.
1 TAKE INTO ACCOUNT EVERYONE’S EXPECTATIONS
First of all, it is important to plan your family vacation days and create a program that can make everyone happy: if you want to visit a city, a region or a country, it is important that everyone can express their tastes and interests and explain what they want to do or visit. Some will want to relax on the beach, while others will prefer to enjoy the visits. It is therefore essential to take into consideration the desires of each person when drawing up the program.
2 SET SCHEDULES
Even on vacation, it is useful to set schedules to promote healthy cohabitation and maintain good understanding. Vacations should not be synonymous with total idleness or video games all day. Even if a certain flexibility is required, it is important to keep schedules for meals, relaxation times and sleep. This will greatly contribute to serenity and peace.
3 LET GO
Remember that there are things that are beyond your control and that you cannot control everything. So do not be frustrated if something does not go as planned. While it is good to plan, also leave time for discoveries or unexpected encounters.
4 PLAN A BUDGET
Before you leave, agree on a special budget for this family vacation. Set a daily or weekly budget: this will help you plan fun activities without going over your budget.
5 INCLUDE GOD IN YOUR PLANS
The most important thing is to include God in your schedule. Plan a visit to a shrine or pilgrimage site if you can. But most importantly, make sure you can attend Mass as a family on Sunday, and pray together every day, keeping in mind that “a family that prays is a family that stays together)
Vacations are important to disconnect and have strong experiences with children. What is important in these moments is to have a state of mind strong enough to experience situations by positioning ourselves above their basic problem. We must reconsider our advantage in viewing a situation from a certain angle. We can choose to be happy, in the same way that we can see the glass as half full rather than half empty.
Our will to change our mindset can be worked on. Like a muscle, we can develop our willpower every day to strengthen our mindset. It is through our mindset that we (re)take the power to live our life as we wish. Enjoy, flourish, live in the present moment, perceive happiness everywhere in our life. This is the very essence of changing ourselves and changing our relationships with others, especially with our children and our spouse.
