One of the recent initiatives my colleagues at work attempted was to provide a meeting place for parents to come together for play time for their children and chat time for themselves. It has enthused the children, parents, and us equally.
We are now promoting neighbourhood meetings of parents to facilitate friendships and sharing of experiences. The neighbourhood friendships are on a decline as most people remain housebound watching TV. Children too get addicted to this, so much so even meal times are spent sitting before the TV in many homes. We suggested to a family to invite a few others for a pot luck dinner and spend time playing some indoor games.
One family came back feeling glad for the initiative. They decided to meet in another home the next week.
What brings together at least men for social occasions is partying time with alcohol. The women and children are excluded and the evenings are spent stressfully.
We need to promote inclusive alcohol free occasions of social gatherings of families, to promote neighbourhood meetings and relationships. When leisure times are better occupied, even men would find themselves drawn by the desire to be at home in the evenings than being at pubs, clubs or parties.
We need to promote home based and family centred social occasions. That is how we promote intimacy within family and friendships between neighbours!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
We are now promoting neighbourhood meetings of parents to facilitate friendships and sharing of experiences. The neighbourhood friendships are on a decline as most people remain housebound watching TV. Children too get addicted to this, so much so even meal times are spent sitting before the TV in many homes. We suggested to a family to invite a few others for a pot luck dinner and spend time playing some indoor games.
One family came back feeling glad for the initiative. They decided to meet in another home the next week.
What brings together at least men for social occasions is partying time with alcohol. The women and children are excluded and the evenings are spent stressfully.
We need to promote inclusive alcohol free occasions of social gatherings of families, to promote neighbourhood meetings and relationships. When leisure times are better occupied, even men would find themselves drawn by the desire to be at home in the evenings than being at pubs, clubs or parties.
We need to promote home based and family centred social occasions. That is how we promote intimacy within family and friendships between neighbours!
M.C.Mathew(text and photo)
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