How to Spend More Family Time Together

Instructions

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  Stay at home by cutting extracurricular activities
  
  This is the simplest, yet the hardest thing to do. Young adults tend to spend lesser time with their families as compared to friends due to various reasons. Some don’t feel comfortable in revealing too much about their lifestyle and activities as they believe that their parents will often ignore their actions or be overprotective. However, one can easily enjoy most of the luxuries by staying at home such as watching movies or playing games together, or simply helping out parents or siblings with their work. Therefore if one can balance the extra-curricular activities, he or she can easily spare some quality time for his family.
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  Making a schedule and sticking to it
  
  It sounds bizarre but it surely works. Most households have trouble finding the balance between spending time at home and pursuing their own activities. Some days your parents will be busy with their work and that is when you find yourself spending most of your time at home. The case will be reversed in some scenarios and ultimately the goal of spending quality time simply goes out of the window. Therefore, it is necessary to plan your week, where you confirm each other’s availability. That will allow you to maintain a healthier bond with your closed ones.
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  Keep simple
  
  Most teenagers go over the board in an attempt to show love and affection to their parents and siblings. They feeling that planning a week-long trip will do the trick or heading outdoor to an expensive place will gel the family together. While such steps indeed help, it is important to look for simpler ways. That will include going for shopping with your parents, having a bonfire on your own premises, or preparing a meal yourself. Going together for swimming or jogging together once in a while are also good activities.