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 17: Read Together
There’s nothing like going on an adventure together every day. Our very, very favorite thing to do together in the middle of a school day is to all gather together and read aloud.
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…
31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 10: Playing Games
There’s nothing like sitting down together to play a game to connect with someone. We learn, we compete, we cheer on victories and sympathize with losses.
31 Everyday Ways to Connect with Your Child, Day 9: Nicknames
With 9 kids, I work extra hard to be sure they each know they’re deeply special to me. But even if you have 2 kids….they need to know that you think of them with fondness. That’s why I have little nicknames for the kids. It can fit your style…either have a specific nickname, like calling…