A Child's Memento BoxWritten by Dionna Sanchez
One way your child can treasure his/her special memories from Spring Break or Summer is to create a Memento Box. Just have them use any kind of plain box such as a hat box, shoe box, photo box, etc - just make sure it has a lid. Then have them decorate it with things such as shells from a beach trip, photos with friends, stickers, markers, ticket stubs from a recent movie outing, napkins from a favorite hangout and such. A good time to decorate it would be a day when nothing is going on.
| | Making Your Home The Center Of ActivityWritten by Dionna Sanchez
As our children grow up, there are certain boundaries that naturally loosen as they become more mature and independent. When - and - if these boundaries ease up, all depends on how responsible each individual child is. When that point comes, your child's peers will seem to dominate their world more than you. There is a way for you to still guide your child without domineering them. That way is to make your home center of their activities. By doing this you will learn who your child's friends are, how they act around one another and most importantly; what they are doing. Make your home inviting to your children's friends. Encourage your child to invite them to activities. Some ideas of things they could do in your home are: *watch movies (enabling you to oversee content) *have BBQ's (kids can bring their own meat to lesson costs)
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