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How to Talk So Kids Will Listen
In part of my quest to double-down on connection with Henry, I started to re-read How to Talk so Kids Will Listen & Listen So Kids Will Talk. I really appreciate this book, as well as their other book about sibling rivalry.
I’m trying not to just breeze through it and instead slow down and read one chapter at a time. I want to be intentional about incorporating the ideas into my parenting (and support Matt to do the same).
In Chapter One, there’s a quote that hit me in the gut. There’s a “direct connection between how kids feel and how they behave.” It’s clear to us … Read More
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Taking Your Family to Performances
Processed with VSCO with a6 preset Do any of you focus on taking your family to performances? Matt and I are not really performance goers. However, we have made it a family goal for the past couple of years to go to at least two a year. We always enjoy it!
We went to a dance recital earlier in the year to support an acquaintance of ours. This time around, we chose a performance of Rosita y Conchita at the Scottish Rite Theater (based on this book).
Honestly, I thought this might have had to be our last performance. Henry did not want to go at all. It erupted … Read More
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Birthday Cards as Eulogy Speeches
I’m honestly not sure how much longer my grandparents have to live. I feel so grateful that I’m 41 and have lived with them this whole time! They have had such a positive impact on who I am. So when I was writing my grandfather’s birthday card, it started me thinking about the concept of birthday cards as eulogy speeches. Why not write every single birthday card as if it were a eulogy speech?
The idea would be that when you write a birthday card, you would celebrate all the things about that person’s life and the positive impact they are having on your life. But you tell them … Read More