I can’t believe it! We made it through 31 days of non-stop posts about connecting with your child. I wanted to use this last post to thank you all for hanging with me and see how you did. Did you try any of the ideas? Have you been praying for your children? Have you noticed…
Do you ever wonder how your child sees you? How he sees his siblings? I love to connect with the small thoughts in my kids’ heads. Do I seem blue, or red? (I hope it’s blue!)
I am constantly amazing by my kids’ imagination. They think of the most fascinating things….from dreams for their future to pretending to be in another world. To keep a strong connection, sometimes you need to join them in their imagination.
Kids can be loud. Some of them extremely chatty. With 11 people living here we have little noises happening in every room, all day long.
No, this isn’t a police experiment. I promise, it’s a fun simple way to connect with your child. Just hang with me. We’re going to draw an outline of our bodies. This is such a silly, spur of the moment thing to do. Just get some butcher paper (you can get it in a craft…
Sometimes we can forget that our kids are whole people…with deep needs and dreams and plans for their future that all have nothing to do with us.
Every once in a while we all have hard days. I know I do! There are days I couldn’t get through very well if my kids didn’t help out so much around here.
Sometimes it’s nice to share a private little secret, just between you and your child. It makes them feel special. I’ll whisper to one of the boys, “Let’s do something nice for Daddy today and don’t tell him….” Then we will think of a secret thing, like cleaning the trash out of his car or…
One of the coolest ways to connect together is to do something with a unified purpose. Saving money takes sacrifice, determination and willpower. Why not save money together as a family? Find a good reason….a charity, a friend in need, an elderly neighbor, a missionary,there are needs in every direction. I remember several years ago…
If you’re having trouble making a connection with your child, this is a good one to try. Sometimes they are distracted, you are busy, we’re all going in different directions. In those times, pulling back in and connecting with each other calls for drastic measures. That’s when I make the announcement,“Tomorrow, each child can only…