Am I doing enough this summer?

Published on 16 August 2025 at 13:07

Summer break is the time of the year when parents feel that they are juggling with a lot. Organising summer vacation, making work and summer day care schedules fit and spending enough time doing fun activities with their children.

𝑆𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡𝑟𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑑𝑜 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝑢𝑝 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑒𝑙𝑦 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑒𝑥ℎ𝑎𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑡𝑦 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑛𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ.

Here's the truth: Your child doesn’t measure love by the number of activities you plan for them. What children really care for are small, simple moments of connection.

- 𝘏𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘺.

- 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮.

- 𝘛𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘬.

- 𝘔𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥/𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 (𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘱/ 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘵)

Your kids don’t need an “Instagram summer”. All they need is YOU, being present in the little things.

If you feel stuck in the guild of “not doing enough” or the overwhelm of “doing too much”, you’re not alone. Finding the right balance as a parent is hard and you deserve support in navigating it.

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