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February 12, 2023
DAY 12: MAILBOXES
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILDDAY 12: MAILBOXES – In a family meeting have everyone make and decorate a mailbox using any household craft items. On slips of paper, have everyone write short love notes to everyone at the table as a practice run and then insert them in the appropriate mailboxes. Have everyone hang their mailboxes on their bedroom door knobs for accepting mail
February 11, 2023
DAY 11: SHARE HOW YOU LOVE YOURSELF
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILDDAY 11: SHARE HOW YOU LOVE YOURSELF – Create teachable moments with your child when they are open to learning, by explaining (and demonstrating) what you do to love yourself. This might be a tough exercise for some, but teaching a child to love himself starts by setting a healthy example they can see.
February 10, 2023
DAY 10: CRAFT PROJECT
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILDDAY 10: CRAFT PROJECT – Using a family meeting, have everyone create a craft project that represents love to them. Provide a wide selection of construction paper and craft supplies and allow your children to create whatever comes to mind. Put the creations on display for everyone to see and enjoy, and photograph them to look at for many years to
February 9, 2023
DAY 9: MOVIE NIGHT
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILDDAY 9: MOVIE NIGHT – Have a movie night with your child(ren), complete with big pillows to snuggle up with and a big bowl of popcorn. The one difference in making this night special is that the movie being featured will be the home movies you have of your child(ren)!
February 8, 2023
DAY 8: GIVE 100% OF YOUR ATTENTION
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILDDAY 8: GIVE 100% OF YOUR ATTENTION – When your child approaches you to get your attention, stop what you’re doing, get to your child’s eye level, silence your mind-chatter, and remain completely quiet while your child speaks. Nothing feels better to a child (or an adult) who has something to say, than the sense of getting 100% of that adults
February 7, 2023
DAY 7: THE ENCOURAGEMENT FEAST
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILD DAY 7: THE ENCOURAGEMENT FEAST – Use the ENCOURAGEMENT FEAST exercise with your family. Each person takes a turn in the center of the circle, facing each person who states one thing they love about the person in the center. Before the person in the center
February 6, 2023
DAY 6: FRAME A PICTURE OF THE TWO OF YOU
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILDDAY 6: FRAME A PICTURE OF THE TWO OF YOU – Take a picture of you and your child, frame it, and then give it to your child to put in his or her room on the dresser or night table. If you have more than one child, create one for each of them. For an older child, put a picture of the two of you in a locket that the child can wear. This will also
February 5, 2023
DAY 5: SCHEDULE A DATE
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILD DAY 5: SCHEDULE A DATE – Schedule a special Valentine date with each of your children. Put it on your calendar and tell your child so they will have something to look forward to. Scheduling in these dates ahead of time ensures they will happen. Then everything else that is less important can fill in around them. Why not schedule a date
February 4, 2023
DAY 4: BE AFFECTIONATE WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILDDAY 4: BE AFFECTIONATE WITH YOUR SIGNIFICANT OTHER – Teach your children about love by expressing love for your significant other in front of them. Children who have healthy models of affection around them are likely to recreate in their adulthood what they witnessed as children. When your significant other and you argue or fight in front of
February 3, 2023
DAY 3: PLAN A PARTY
14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILDDAY 3: PLAN A PARTY – Help your child plan a V-Day party with all of their friends. For one activity at the party, provide a personalized mailbox (or bag) for each child. On blank slips of paper, have each child write down words that describe what they like about each of the other kids, one child per slip of paper. They will deposit them in
