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DAY 3: PLAN A PARTY

14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILD



DAY 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

DAY 2: READ A SPECIAL BOOK

14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILD

DAY 2: READ A SPECIAL BOOK – Find a child’s illustrated book that sends a message of love and commit to reading it to your children every night, leading up to Valentine’s Day. My favorite is the book LOVE YOU FOREVER by Robert Munsch and illustrated by Sheila McGraw. It sends the message that I’ll always love you unconditionally, no

DAY 1: HIDE LOVE NOTES OR SURPRISES

14 DAYS OF TIPS FOR DEMONSTRATING LOVE TO YOUR CHILD

DAY 1: HIDE LOVE NOTES OR SURPRISES – Toddlers to teens love to be surprised. Hide a small valentine, an encouraging note, or a small valentine chocolate somewhere for them to find each day leading up to Valentine’s Day. Get creative and mix it up. You could also leave a note each day in one place that contains clues to helping them find

Four Things To Getting Kids to Do Homework

So your child’s back in school and soon the homework will be coming home.  Many parents struggle with getting their kids to do their homework and some even end up doing it for them.  The first thing to keep in mind is that your child owns the homework, not you.  So what do YOU own? Here are four things that the parent owns in regards to a child’s homework.

THE SUPPLIES
Work with your child in

Setting Limits Can Be Painful

One day my 9-year-old daughter called me at my office to tell me that she had left her lunch money at home again and needed me to bring it to her. This typical forgetfulness by my children was quite annoying but something I thought I was supposed to resolve as a father.  On my ride to the school, I couldn’t help but think about the inconvenience.  More importantly, I suddenly became concerned

Handling an Ungrateful and Complaining Child

The child comes home after a sleep over and her mother has this fantasy that her daughter is going to come running in, wrap her arms around her mom and say, “I’m so happy to see you mom, I missed you. Let’s spend some quality time together.”

But instead of the scene she imagined, her daughter declares that she’s bored and begins complaining about all the things she doesn’t have that her friend

The Latest with Cooperative Kids

Those of you who follow my blog might be wondering what
happened to me, since my last post was in June of 2016. A parent who attended
one of parenting classes even called me this past week to find out when the
next class was being held and asked for some advice for her sister struggling
with two preteens.



What happened was an adventure I set out on with the goal to
fund phase two of the

When Family Moments Don't Go As Planned

I’m pleased to share the news that my fourth grandchild, Ashton John, was born last week. We arrived at the hospital just after he was born, and because both mother and son were doing great, we all got to meet and hold Ashton and welcome him to the family. After a while, the only person left to be introduced to Ashton was his sister Coraline, my 18-month-old granddaughter. Coraline had already

Avoiding Tantrums at the Store

Do your kids drive you crazy asking you to buy them things while you're at the store with them? They start by asking for something they see, but as soon as you say "no" they begin to escalate the situation with pleading, demanding, and sometimes an all out temper tantrum. You try not to over react, but it seems like the only way to get them to stop is to give in and buy them what they wanted,

Why Parents Shouldn't Punish Their Children

Punishment
is a tool designed to make a child "pay for what they did" and to
feel bad about the way they acted. The belief is that the bad feeling will
stick with them and motivate them to not repeat the behavior or action.



But
punishment has side effects that can create more problems for the parent then
they originally had. For example, making a child feel bad can backfire and
motivate