We are delighted that on Wednesday mornings young families have been gathering at IKEA to learn many useful lessons about raising children. Stay tuned for more news and let us carry on with our cozy meetings in November. See you soon at the New Parents Mornings! Special event for IKEA Family Club members.
Not an IKEA Family Club member yet?
No worries! Go to IKEA.lv, get your digital IKEA Family Card instantly and enjoy the New Parents Mornings with some pleasant company, tasty snacks and lovely atmosphere. Check out the other benefits of the IKEA Family Club.
Quality time with your children: playing together
Parents often think that the perfect playtime is one that goes according to certain guidelines, but finds it difficult to establish an emotional bond with the child or lose the established bond. There are also parents who feel a certain aversion to playing with their children. And such a realisation tends to be followed by guilt. How is playtime really supposed to work? And what is the added value of it?Find out with Līga Bernāte, clinical psychologist and psychotherapist.
Register for the meeting on November 6
Strong family relationships and the importance of tradition
Why and how parents should strengthen their relationship with their children and foster mutual trust? At what age is it best to start doing this, and is it possible when the child is very young? Should traditions be introduced in the family an how? What is their role in strengthening relationships?These and other questions will be answered by Inga Akmentiņa-Smildziņa, head of the parents' organisation "Mammām un tētiem.lv"
Register for the meeting on November 13
Generational relationships: from conflict to harmony
Grandparents can be a strong support for a young family, both in everyday life and emotionally. But what if there is a certain level of disagreement in the family? How to trust and rely on each other? How to settle differences and talk through built-up emotions?Find out with Sandis Ratnieks, family psychotherapist.
Register for the meeting on November 20
Couple's quality time: how often and how should parents organise it?
When a child enters the family, it seems like the whole world revolves around the little one. At some point, however, parents should make time for just the two of them, focusing on their relationship and their love for each other. When and how often is this necessary? How to plan it?Find out with Sabine Berzina, PhD in psychology, cognitive biobehavioral psychotherapist and expert of the parents' organisation "Mammām un tētiem"..
Register for the meeting on November 27