Creating a comfortable home for our children is something that should be embedded in our DNA as dads. But we have to make sure we go further than this. We need to create a positive environment for our children, and this means a swift combination of design and changing our attitudes and behaviors. What can we do to make sure that our children have that sense of comfort so they can feel supported?
A Comfortable Home Style
Our children, when they come through the front door, should feel like they are in a more nurturing and supportive home environment, and this means creating that notion of comfort. Comfort is something that we all deserve, and peppering things like cushions and blankets can make anybody feel more relaxed. Companies like Bespoke Fireplace Designs can help create those welcoming and warming fireplaces that you can’t help but sit down and almost fall asleep in front of! And if we are to stand any chance of creating that lovely warming feeling that is the foundation for our loving family, it’s all in the style of the home.
A Structure
Children need us to be there for them, and this means that they deserve regularity. You might not think it’s a good idea to impose a strict structure on the household to the point it becomes predictable and boring, but structure is not about everything being set with the precision of a Swiss watch. In fact, what you need to do is make sure that the regularity is in place for the big things, like waking up, breakfast, meal times, and bedtimes. Once all those things are in place, this creates that predictability that your children will come to depend on. Everything else can be malleable, but it’s those big things that need to stay strict. This is especially true when you’ve got young kids because they need to feel like they can rely on the home environment for that unconditional support.
Quality Time Beats Quantity Time
We can always feel like there’s too much to do and not enough time to do it. We can feel incredibly guilty about this of course, but if you want to create a far more supportive home environment, not just for your children, but for yourself, you need to remember that spending time with children, no matter how little, is about you giving them the attention they deserve. We can all feel like we haven’t got enough time to do everything, but if we set aside even 5 minutes and be completely present for our children, this communicates that sense of comfort and support that they need. They should feel like they can rely on us, and the best way to do it is to ensure that we give them quality time and not feel like we’ve got to give them hours upon hours. Every child needs their own space!
A supportive environment sounds simple and can be a lot more difficult in practice, but it’s something your children deserve.
