Parenting Children - September 30, 2012

Day 47 - Developing family traditions, routines, and rituals

• traditions create a family identity
• help our children feel they belong
• positive traditions reinforce our values
• our children will be more secure and better able to resist peer pressure when necessary
• daily routines (see Session 1)
• weekly traditions
• family night (see Session 1)
• weekends
• church
• annual traditions
• family vacations
• birthdays
• Christmas and other holidays
• marking the seasons

Question:
Complete the attached worksheet.

From Series: "Parenting Children Ages 0-10"

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  • plenty of opportunities for parents!
  • generally taken for granted by young children
  • important to teach our children to show and express their gratitude for what we and others do for them
  • worth checking our attitude – is it willing or resentful when we do things for our child(ren)?
  • good to allow our children to express love through attempting kind, helpful actions

How can you serve your child this week, expecting nothing in return?

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