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10 Simple Ways to Say,
“I Love You”
by Rondi Hillstrom Davis and Janell Sewall Oakes
Together: Creating Family
Traditions
We’re teaching our kids to be consumers at an early age. Look at the
number of superhero and product endorsement Valentines on the store
shelves.
We, as parents, are sucked in by the media to believe that we need the
latest, greatest gadget or fad for our kids.
Share your love by giving of your time, not your pocketbook. What can you
give your kids instead?
Here are 10 simple suggestions:
1. Slip a handmade valentine or a simple note into your child's lunch box.
2. Take a walk together in the woods or your favorite park.
3. Jot down a line from your favorite poem. Share it with family members.
4. Kiss your kids goodnight.
5. Read a chapter book together.
6. Have family dinnertime together.
7. Turn off the TV. Have a pizza night and rent and watch a movie
together.
8. Have a picnic in the park after the soccer game instead of stopping for
a fast meal on the way home.
9. Have each family member write down one reason why they appreciate every
other family member. Write your reasons on a tag and use ribbon to attach
them to a batch of your favorite cookies. Let every family member find his
own special cookies.
10. Help your kids write a letter to a family member who lives far away.
Write the first few lines of a story and instruct the recipient to write
the next, and then return the letter. Your story can continue
indefinitely.
This year, instead of store bought Valentines, give the gift of time spent
together.
What special Valentine tradition does your family share?
Please let us know. Contact us at info@togetherparenting.com
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of Interest:
Bracken
Cave
Bracken Methodist Church
Boy Scouts
City
of Garden Ridge
Covenant Baptist Church
CYO Youth Sports
Garden Ridge
Bracken Lions Club
Natural Bridge Caverns
Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
Northeast Bible Church
OLPH Catholic Church
Triumphant Lutheran Church
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