scheduled play dates are a great way for parents and young children to ensure time for having fun. tomorrow is samantha’s playgroup again. last wednesday, they didn’t meet because of the school holdays. tomorrow they are back to normal schedule. it is another time of fun and learning and socializing for samantha!
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Tuesday, August 26th, 2008how to create a family keepsake – part 2
Monday, August 25th, 2008I have blogged about how to create a family keepsake. It’s because it is important to preserve those memories you have with children. We always think that we won’t forget the things we did and how and why and what happened on that day but in reality, we won’t. There are just too many happenings that some of them we will forget… unless we capture every moment of it. Like what I have said, having a camera or digital camera can be useful in capturing the moments. I talked about digital scrapbooking and a few more. And of course, we need a place to post them, right? So what do we need? It’s either we:
- create a blog. Not only can you post your videos, photos or digital scrap, you can also write what happened at the moment. Some blogs are for free. But when you want your own custom domain, you need to pay. But it’s not much. You can have a custom domain from wordpress at 15$ per year and at Blogger for 10$ per year. Both have different features. So it’s up to you to decide which one you want to use.
- if you can afford it, have your own website.
Then if you want to share your moments with family and friends, you can just give them the link. There’s nothing like preserving memories. Memories that last. Memories that would bring the family back together again.
by: janet
be physically affectionate
Monday, August 25th, 2008
Hug your children and be physically affectionate with them.
Especially for girls, receiving affection at home will make them less likely to seek it elsewhere.
Boys do need hugs too. So don’t forget to give him that much needed hugs.
Everyday.
by: janet
drop in
Friday, August 22nd, 2008don’t hesitate to unexpectedly drop in on or check up on your children. it provides an additional incentive for them to make good choices, and it shows that you care.
one time, when i went to schenker’s school to send him his swimming trunk (i forgot to put it in his bag), i saw how his face lit up when he saw me coming in! it’s priceless.
by: janet
evening events
Friday, August 22nd, 2008i can’t wait to do this with my family: choose at least one night out of the month
and make dinner
something special.
i love doing fine dining.
and dressing up.
so it would be good to get out the good china and dress up a little bit.
i know that if we start this tradition, my kids would look forward to these refined evening events.
by: janet