Parents, I would like to challenge you to 1 meal/week as a family! In our busy lives, it's a rare thing to sit down together and have a conversation, but if we don't practice this art it will be lost to our children.
I know one of the biggest hurdles is having something to talk about that is appropriate for your entire family. Let me suggest a few simple ideas.
1. What was the best/worst (choose a topic) or your high/low from today?
2. Where did you see God today?
3. What or who inspires you?
4. Tell your kids something you read or heard recently and ask their opinion.
5. Ask about their thoughts on recycling or issues regarding the environment.
6. Talk about things your family can do to help a neighbor (rack the yard, etc)
7. Go do #6!
1 comment:
There is a great illustration of this in the New Horton Hears a Who movie and the the Mayor of Whoville has 95 children and they eat together each night. The sit at a revolving table where the children move every 10 seconds. It is very cute and a little funny....Great thoughts, thanks for sharing.
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