I appreciate the responses to my last post. I'm very interested in this topic. As a parent, I want to learn all I can to do a better job with my kids
( Read more... )
I guess this would answer both questions 1 and 2. As for 3. I cannot think of anything in particular.
Consistantly having:
Morning and evening devotions. Making a point to eat as many meals together as possible. Reading aloud. Playing table games. Homeschooling if at all possible. Strongly encourage Bible reading and memorization.
hehe...we have several rites of passage, one of which is playing games at meal time (usually lunch). For that, we normally do some kind of card game; Phase Ten, Uno, Skip Bo, Back Door...or Yahtzee, or Probe. We like games that can include the little ones...Memory is a good one because it is challenging for the big kids too. But, just about anything...we've got enough games to fill a closet.
Oh, I like the idea of playing games at meal time. We play lots of games, but it's usually *after* meals... this way we might be able to squeeze more in!
What are some things that your parents did that you definitely want to repeat in your own family someday?
Just being home and available for my children, should I ever have any. My mother never worked out of the home nor had desire to, and that meant a lot to me.
What practices or activities did your family do together that brought everyone closer as a family?
Never been close to my father and don't think I will ever be. My mother's homeschooling me, however, was so helpful in bonding with her. We were able to talk and share so much.
Did one or both of your parents do anything special with you individually that especially helped build your personal relationship with them?
Again, I'd say that would be homeschooling. Really a combination of both answers 1 and 2. Because she was there for me.
A few more thingselanortheeldestFebruary 7 2005, 18:48:52 UTC
* lots of reading aloud * Homeschooling * Not doing many age-segregated activities. This has changed slightly as we now have some definite gaps: my 6 yo brother didn't go with us to see HP in the theatre, for example, but we generally try to put a great deal of emphasis on doing things as a family.
We tried doing special individual dates for a while, but we're a somewhat disorganized group of people and it never worked out. Special days out with a parent just happen in the general scheme of life, I suppose.
How many kids are in your family? I'm pretty daunted by the logistics of camping with a family of our size. Mr. Tom takes the boys and girls on separate short camping trips each summer. He would like to take them more frequently, but somehow it always seems hard to squeeze it in.
We did a lot of camping and hiking when my sister and I were growing up. I've picked up the gravel road bug and I've followed in my father's treadmarks down many a gravel road now that I have a car of my own. We would celebrate New Years with things like midnight swims (it's summer in the Southern Hemisphere and the country is surrounded by water) and midnight golf games
( ... )
Comments 14
Consistantly having:
Morning and evening devotions.
Making a point to eat as many meals together as possible.
Reading aloud.
Playing table games.
Homeschooling if at all possible.
Strongly encourage Bible reading and memorization.
Reply
We do some games, but I wish we did a little more. Does your family have some favorites?
Reply
We like games that can include the little ones...Memory is a good one because it is challenging for the big kids too. But, just about anything...we've got enough games to fill a closet.
Reply
Reply
Just being home and available for my children, should I ever have any. My mother never worked out of the home nor had desire to, and that meant a lot to me.
What practices or activities did your family do together that brought everyone closer as a family?
Never been close to my father and don't think I will ever be. My mother's homeschooling me, however, was so helpful in bonding with her. We were able to talk and share so much.
Did one or both of your parents do anything special with you individually that especially helped build your personal relationship with them?
Again, I'd say that would be homeschooling. Really a combination of both answers 1 and 2. Because she was there for me.
Reply
Lots of camping. :)
Reply
* Homeschooling
* Not doing many age-segregated activities. This has changed slightly as we now have some definite gaps: my 6 yo brother didn't go with us to see HP in the theatre, for example, but we generally try to put a great deal of emphasis on doing things as a family.
We tried doing special individual dates for a while, but we're a somewhat disorganized group of people and it never worked out. Special days out with a parent just happen in the general scheme of life, I suppose.
Reply
Reply
Reply
Homeschooling. Without a doubt.
Reply
Reply
Leave a comment