In our last blog post, we took the opportunity to convey what it is about Living Family History that makes it so unique. We highlighted the shortcomings of major social media platforms, notably that they aren’t private, they are filled with ads and clickbait, not to mention the fact that you can’t necessarily control what will happen to your photos and videos saved on your profile.
Beyond the flaws of social media, however, Living Family History offers something completely unique. Not only do we offer you a secure, private means of online scrapbooking your family’s memories, but it’s a wonderful way to connect with family members and even friends whom you might not be able to see very often. LFH provides a platform with notifications, messages, mentions, and photo galleries so that you and your loved ones can reminisce over old times — even if you are thousands of miles away from each other! Plus, uploading images, video, audio, and text is very simple.
At LFH, we’ve made the process of digital scrapbooking an easy and affordable one.
The Benefits Of Spending Time With Your Extended Family
Now that we’ve gotten you up to date on who we are and what we offer here at Living Family History, we have a promised blog topic to get to! We hope you’ll find today’s post informative as much as inspiring. So read on if you are looking for a little extra motivation to reconnect with your extended family — and maybe end up spending some quality time with them in the process!
The Children Won’t Forget It
Let’s start with the most important people in the family, the kids. It probably comes as no surprise to the majority of our readers that children spending time with their extended family leads to great things. Perhaps you were lucky enough yourself to have had loving grandparents or aunts & uncles. For many of us, we cherish these memories of spending the holidays together or maybe even going camping together.
A Sense Of Stability
But beyond the happy moments, your children being close to extended family can help during the difficult times as well. Experiencing the death of a family member at a tender age is never easy, but being able to feel the support of the entire family unit is nothing we should sell short. During other moments of potential trauma or crisis, such as divorce, extended family can offer a sense of grounding and continuity in the lives of the kids affected.
Well-Rounded Children
Finally, your kids’ developing of close relationships with extended family members will help expose them to new ideas and interests outside of those belonging to their parents (that’s you). While we are 100 percent sure that you are in the conversation for being the official “best parents of all time,” you should still admit that there is something that your kiddos can learn from your brother, mom, dad, sister, or someone else in the family.
Family Time
Quality time with the extended family can simply be an extension of how you spend time with your immediate family. While not every family has the ability to spend every Sunday at the grandparents’ house because they live a town over, our point is that your children can experience many of the same benefits from bonding with their cousins, aunts, and uncles as they do when spending time with their parents.
When families are able to spend quality time together, the children are less likely to have behavioral problems, in addition to a host of other positive byproducts coming about. All in all, we think it’s safe to say that you don’t have to be a rocket scientist to understand why children should be close with their extended family whenever possible.
Where LFH Fits In
The fact is, however, is that many of us live so far away from each other that it’s difficult to have quality time but for a few times a year, if that. Not to worry though, since having a platform like Living Family History allows you to refresh your kids’ memories, showing them videos and photos of their extended family so that they remember how much they are loved!
We hope that you’ve enjoyed today’s post and are feeling energized to find a new way to connect with your extended family! View our packages here, and please feel free to contact us if you have any questions about Living Family History and what we offer.
One Comment
This is one of my favorite parts of LFH! Our family is big and located all over the country. Many of us are not able to make all the family gatherings or take part in the big moments that our loved ones share. This is where LFH makes it easy. I can exchange photos and chat with my family where ever they are without the annoyance of worrying if the wrong people are seeing my posts through FB.
And that my friends is awesome!