The Power of Good Traditions
The family has a multi-faceted system of internal relations. The nature of these relationships has a very strong impact on the development of children. The most productive of them are such family relations that are characterized by a mutual concern, the atmosphere of cordiality and human intimacy.The closeness with his parents and other adults means for children such a relationship in which an adult gives a child the innermost wealth of his soul, asking nothing in return, and the child, soaking up all the best, in turn enriches adult with healing purity of the emotions, opens artless recesses of his soul.
That's why children feel the urgent need for amicable family relations, in good paternal and maternal influence is to be understood in the family.Small child perceives the world through the eyes of the adults - their parents. Dad and Mom form picture of the world from the very first meeting with their kid. First they build for him the world of touch, sound and visual images, and then - teach first words, then share their attitude toward that all.So, the way child treat oneself, others and life in general in adult life is entirely dependent on the parents. Life may seem to him an endless holiday or a fascinating journey, and can see how frightening foray into the wilderness or as a boring and hard work, which is waiting everyone near the school gate.If most familiar family rituals are not limiting, but only make feel joy and pleasure, they strengthen children's sense of family unity, a sense of the uniqueness of their own home, and confidence in the future.
The charge of the internal warmth and optimism that carries each of us, is acquired in childhood and the bigger it is, the better. Of course, a child's character is not formed in one day, but we can say with confidence: the more his childhood was like a holiday, and the more joy was in it, the happier future is waiting such person.All abovementioned are the reasons why all member of my family are trying to gather together to have supper every weekend regardless of everyone being busy. Since it’s really hard to organizee family time, eating out on weekends has become a special time and this is our family’s very special traditions. Others may think it’s nothing too special. However, I really enjoy the only time I can talk with my parents, brother, grandparents, uncle, and aunt. I don’t know when established tradition to eat out on weekends was but I do remember we used to do so since my early childhood. What is particular important is that we still continue gathering together even though everyone is getting even busier compared to the time when I didn’t even know it was a special time. I hope that rest of my family members think the same way. I’m sure everyone wants to keep “eating out on weekends” event, and …
