I don’t know about you, but something I quite often think about is: “How am I doing in regards to developing my relationship with EACH child?”
We do things to strengthen our family, but what do I do to make sure that individual children are getting what they need from me.
So that has lead me to this week’s goal: Strengthening my relationship with each child.
One of the things I will be doing is making One on One Time more of a priority. It could be an impromptu talk with my daughter while we are having breakfast. Or setting time aside for a different child every night to talk and/or do something they enjoy.
Mixed in through the day will be fun activities, notes in their lunchboxes, more kisses and cuddles, taking a child with me on errands or have them get involved with chores so we can talk alongside each other and of course lots and lots of listening, and increased patience and understanding.
I am looking forward to shifting from “what needs to be done” to “how can I use my time more effectively to be a good mother”. I am also looking forward to hunting out special moments to bond with my each children.
I enjoyed using Twitter last week! (See my twitter progress on the right hand side of my blog) It really did help me with my motivation, so I will twittering my updates throughout this goal!
I’m really looking forward to it! (Feel free to join me!)
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