David and I are trying to be really intentional about raising our children. We try to be kind, use positive parenting tools, and try to give our children the things that they need (including boundaries and opportunities to work and serve). We try to have fun with our kids and spend time with them.
One of the things that we have been trying to be intentional about is spending one-on-one time with each child on a regular basis. To help with that, we decided to structure "Kid Dates" into our lifestyle. When we sat down at the beginning of the year, we put together an excel spreadsheet (we love a good excel spreadsheet) for who is taking which child which month including budget and ideas.
We aren't perfect at it and aren't expecting to be, but we hope that by being intentional about spending one-on-one time with our kids we will be able to develop healthy and deep relationships with them on an individual basis. These were the dates for the first quarter of the year:
Mom:
Caleb-Ice Cream Date with Mom for Caleb.
Lydia -Hamburgers at JCW (after a rock-star-awesome performance by Lydia at the Children and Youth Goals Stake Training Meeting)
Dad:
Austin- Buy a lego set at the store and then build it together.
We love these kids and are grateful to be able to spend this one-on-one time with them.
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