“We just don’t get enough time with each other!” “There’s so much school work for the kids–and we carry our own work home. Where’s the time to talk?” “How I wish we could at least have an hour together” “By the time I am back home, I am so tired” Sounds familiar? Hectic lifestyles, too much to do and too little time, and exhaustion plain and simple can easily get in the way of having fun together as a family. Growing up as a child of the sixties, I never had that problem. I lived in a joint family with my Grandma, Uncles and Aunts and Mom. Yes, we had, at any point in time, at least 15 people sitting down to dinner together. Sundays were spent relaxing together, listening to music, playing board games or cards, or going out on picnics, or visiting friends and family. Today, however, for most families, it is more of a challenge to: find the time spend that time together, what with family members each bound to their own schedules. When my son was growing up, we hacked that challenge in our family. And even after he started studying on campus, we stick to […]

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