Boitumelong Early Learning Centre organised a family play day as a way to encourage parents to spend quality time with their children by playing soccer games and participating in other fun activities.
This was one of the centre’s initiatives that they deem necessary to build good bonds between parents and their children.
“Family time offers many benefits including building confidence, creating a stronger emotional bond between family members, improving communication skills, better performance in school and reducing behavioural issues, as well as providing an opportunity to make memories built on fun, laughter and togetherness,” said Lunga Ncube, the centre manager.
“By so saying, our family day is targeted to parents for them to get used to spending more time with their kids, it does not matter whether you are single or divorced, kids always need attention. Thus, this will release depression, and self-doubt.”
According to Ncube, parents were overwhelmed and happy about this initiative as it was their first time witnessing their own kids playing against other kids. She also raved that the school has been challenged by other teams to organise another event and they are excited about that upcoming family day.
It was their first launch as a school, and the toddler’s class up to Grade R were playing among themselves and parents also took part. “I never in my life saw such a graceful game; it has even brought one voice, love and cherish.”
Boitumelong Early Learning Centre plans to host an even better event moving forward and hopes to invite celebrity soccer players to play for charity as fundraising for their school.
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