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Guest Blog from Fairway Waterloo-Wellington

Posted by: kstewart in Untagged on Mar 14, 2011

Spring Break

Depending where you live in the country, Spring Break is upon us and with tens of thousands of kids out of school for a week, there is an excited energy out there. Airports will soon be overloaded with holiday travelers seeking to escape the winter weather.

However, what was designed to be an opportunity to rest, relaxation and rejuvenation for both children and their parents; can sometimes become a source of stress, particularly for separated and divorced families.

Who will the kids be with? Do we share the time? I don’t want him/her to take the kids away. I can’t possibly top what he/she did last year. I can’t afford to …
We can easily get caught up in the pressures of holiday time when all these emotions get mixed in. Wasn’t this supposed to be a ‘break’?

So how do you thrive when all these emotions get mixed in?

First of all, stop trying to ‘top’ what the other parent did last year. If your schedule is an alternating spring break with the kids, don’t focus so much on how much money you spend or trying to ‘one up’ last year’s experience. As a former teacher, I often heard kids talk about ‘connection time’ more than anything. Ever notice how you might take a child to an amusement park, spend a fortune on that ‘souvenir’ only to have it end up under the bed or at the bottom of closet, quickly discarded and forgotten? But ask a child about the bonfire singing at grandma’s cottage last summer and they’ll tell you every detail of that magical night.

That is not to say that travel experiences aren’t full of wonderful memories. Who wouldn’t love to spend a week in a warm climate or at a Disney Park? If your ex is planning that vacation with the kids, release them to have a great time. Kids never want to leave a parent if they think that parent will feel bad. Let them go, knowing that a healthy childhood is about healthy relationships with both parents. Besides, you never want your adult children to ask: ‘why didn’t you let us go…”

So whether you are sharing time or spending the whole week, remember it’s the quality time spent together that counts, not the dollars you spend. And even if you are not going anywhere, then sometimes the simple break from routine like sleeping in, playing, talking can be fun! That’s what creates lasting memories.

Peace!

(PS And if it’s not your turn with the children, then take a little holiday break from routine yourself - sleep in, rest, play)

Read more blogs from our Waterloo-Wellington location at: www.waterloowellington.fairwaydivorce.com

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