Hill Family Rituals

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Often times many families greatly concentrate solely on the family rituals falling under the categories of work, worship, dinner, and bed. What about play time? One of the nine foundation principles found in The Family: A Proclamation to the World is wholesome recreational activities. " Wholesome recreation is part of our religion, and a change of pace is necessary, and even its anticipation can lift the spirit" (Benson 1974). Creating an uplifting and wholesome play time in your family can create and build strong meaningful bonds. The saying families that play together stay together couldn't be more of an accurate statement. In the Hill family a great deal of recreation rituals occurred, however, the one I would like to focus on and one …show more content…

For the Hill's each child would be signed up for two different sports, of their choosing, throughout the year. If the two sports had a choice of competition or recreational, Juanita would encourage them to choose recreation. Aside from getting her children signed up for the sports, Juanita would also help out, coach, or even participate in her own athletic activities. The games for each sport would also help bring together the whole family. Hill recalled, " If a game occurred during dinner time, Mom would arrange for dinner to be served at whatever park or gymnasium the sport was held. We learned to cheer loud with mother, and be supportive of the refs, even if others were yelling at them" (2005, p. 25). One reason I want to include thus ritual is because in this day in age a lot of people's activities, including my own, are centering around technology. Most kids prefer to stay in and watch a movie or play video games, which isolated them from nature and interacting with other people. By having children …show more content…

(Weinstein 233). Dinner preparation can be a time where some of the strongest family relationships can be formed. Hill writes, "On many occasion, I have observed the blossoming of family relationships during meal preparation time. Because mother chose to delegate responsibilities for making dinner, she had one-on-one time with each child at least once a week. This was a time to practice decision-making, learn important homemaking skills, a time for mother and child alike to ask for advice, and a time to share thoughts and feelings" (2005, p. 36). There are so many ways you can include your kids in meal prep, whether it be teaching them to cut vegetables, stirring the mixture, wash the produce, set the table, help pick the meals, or help you grocery shop. Sometimes as individuals we get caught up in how to get things done fast or productively and including your children will definitely not save time, but it will give you real quality time together. Quality time is what your kids care about more and we often let these moments sneak past us while we ae looking the other way. Talk and listen to your kids while you both are preparing dinner, because some of your best and deepest conversation with your children will happen in the kitchen. So, the choice is yours, would you rather save a few minutes or

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