31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 21: Go Outside
With this gorgeous weather we are having my kids are going outside every day and playing in the yard. One thing I try to remember is to occasionally….go outside with them!
31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 20: Love Notes
I just adore doing secret, sweet things with my kids. With so many children at home, I look for ways to make them each feel special.
31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 19: Ask Their Advice
I remember being a kid and wishing I could be heard. It’s hard to be full of ideas and think you might have wisdom in an area but no one takes you seriously.
31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 18: Be Silly
Sometimes things can just get way too serious. Dinner’s on the stove, the phone is ringing, the dogs are barking….Calgon take me away!
31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 16: 10 Minute Break
Some days are just hard. Really hard. Everyone seems out of sorts and no amount of correcting and lecturing is going to change it.
31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 15: Responsibility
One thing that goes to the heart of connecting is trust. Your child needs to know she can trust you and that you trust her.
31 Everday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 14: Learning Together
Even though most of these ideas in this series will work for all children, sometimes a child is particularly difficult to connect with.
31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 13: No Electronics Day
On No Electronics Day there is no Wii, no movies, no handheld video games, no ipods, no electronic entertainment of any kind. It’s like the olden days, but with A/C and a refrigerator.
31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 12: Memorize Together
When you’re trying to make a meaningful connection with your child, memorizing Scripture is a great sharing activity. Choose some easy ones, 1 Corinthians 16: 13-14 or Ephesians 4:32. Let your child choose one that she would like to memorize together. Then work your way up to longer verses. Make it a fun thing you…
31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 11: Serving Others
There is nothing that can bring you together more than serving others. You know that feeling? When you do something generous and kind for someone else….oh it’s the BEST! And you are giving your child a great gift when you connect with them in service. Look for opportunities, both inside the home and out, to…