I will celebrate Valentine’s for my kids' sake

Most parents I know put the needs of their children first, and theirs as a couple second. But this need not be the case. Photo/FILE

What you need to know:

  • I believe that children flourish when the relationship between their parents is loving and affectionate.
  • Children are extremely observant, and very keen to understand their environment.

Before I settled down to raise children, I would occasionally celebrate Valentine’s Day.

We did not go out like most people do, but some chocolate and an appropriate card were more than enough to mark the day.

Most parents I know put the needs of their children first, and theirs as a couple second. But this need not be the case.

I believe that children flourish when the relationship between their parents is loving and affectionate.

Children are extremely observant, and very keen to understand their environment.

My daughter recently asked me how babies make the transition from inside their mother’s wombs into the world after we watched a local programme in which a pregnant actress went into labour.

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