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8/13/2018 August 13, 2018
 DO THIS // DRIVE TIME As you drive, ask your child to guess which way you will go by pointing in that direction. When you get where you are going, say, "Good job guessing! When we go God's way we don't have to guess if it's right because God's way is perfect!"
 MAKING THE MOST OF MEAL TIME
By Sarah Anderson We talk a lot about making the most of your family rhythm. One of the times you can leverage in your daily rhythm is meal time. Read about other times you can leverage on theparentcue.org During the younger years, meal time is a circus. As kids get older, it becomes a scheduling feat to get everyone around the table. With little to no effort, meal time can lose any potency it has fairly easily. And that means we have to fight for it. So how do we make meal time matter? To start, get around the table. Turn off the TV. Leave your phones on the counter. And start talking. The goal of this time to establish your family values. Begin by deciding (with your spouse, if you’re married) three values you want to focus on that represent your family. Maybe your kids developing a faith of their own is a given, so think of three other character-based things to complement their faith. Do you want to be a family that celebrates respect? Honesty? Fun? Connection? Communication? Sports? Intelligence? Picking your top three doesn’t mean you don’t see the importance of other values. It just means you are going to work to elevate these three things. Then, use your time at the table to celebrate these things. Read more about how to make the most of meal time . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG 8/6/2018 August 6, 2018
 DO THIS // MORNING TIME When you go in your child's room this month, say, "Good morning! I see someone Mommy loves and Daddy loves and (name people who your child knows) and God loves! God loves you SO much!"
 HOW TO BE OKAY WHEN YOUR
BABY GOES TO SCHOOL By Sarah Anderson I’ve never had my whole life flash before my eyes, but the morning we pulled up to the school for my oldest child’s first day of kindergarten, my son’s whole life flashed before my eyes. His baby fuzz and wrist rolls suddenly gave way to little boy knobs and angles. Just like that. Asher walked confidently and assuredly up the sidewalk and towards his classroom. I wrapped him in a hug, got my kiss, then he turned to face this new frontier, and it hit me. He was okay. More than okay. And I, well, I wasn’t. Luckily, I dropped him off and got back to my car without melting into a puddle of tears. Part of that was due to the excess of tears already cried in expectation of this moment. But it was also because that day I started to realize how I handled this milestone didn’t just matter for me. It mattered for him. I started to see how I behave communicates what I believe is true about the world he’s heading into . . . CONTINUE READING ON THE PARENT CUE BLOG |
