Today’s Parenting Tip:

DECIDE:   To tell your child he is loveable.

PRACTICE:   Today, give your child five messages that say he is loved and cared about. Make some be words. Make some be just actions.

Examples of these types of messages (feel free to use them or to make up your own):

“I love you oodles and oodles.”

Hug him (not in public, if he is a teen).

Stroke his arm or shoulder while watching TV.

“Let’s have some you-and-me time.”

“How can I be so lucky as to have you for a son?”

Today’s Decide and Practice daily parenting tip was inspired by our featured picture book, A BALL FOR DAISY.  Read the book to a child in your life each day as a reminder of what you are deciding and practicing that day.

Come back each day for another good parenting decision and how to practice it. (Each day’s activity will also be posted on Daily Parenting Tips page for easy access.)

Read the whole story at Children and Loss (of Special People or Special Things).