Dad, let's play.

Daddies, do you know your children love you? Yes, they do. Children love their daddies. At least I know my daughters love to hear my voice and see me around the house playing with them as long as I can available for them. But, the pressure to earn a living and live up to our family's expectation of providing for them the best in life is taking a great toll out of our role as daddies. Most children don't enjoy their daddies because of the pressure to provide a safety nest for the family. But daddies, we need to know that aside the role of providing for the children basic needs such as accommodation, feeding, clothings, and education, the children also want unconditional love, quality time and total attention. Our children want to play. Especially physical play which they expect more from the daddies than from the mummies. Someone once said the best toy any child can have is a daddy that is readily available to get on the floor and be played with by the child. Imagine you and your 7 years old daughter and your 4 years old son getting on the floor in the living room rolling over each other in a pillow fight, wresting bout, playing hide and seek. Or you being their horse taking them round all the rooms on all your four. Dear fellow daddies, our children can forget so many things, but I bet you, they can never forget moments like these (I still have fresh in my memory such plays with my dad despite his tough nature). The more the children laugh, the closer they become with us. Joy and closeness are built through playtime. The children needs their daddies presence more than the latest Xbox or play station or Nintendo games. If you offer your children your attention and time, they will come closer to you and most of their pleas for this and that will give way to "Dad, let's play" Thank you.