![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ask your kid to teach you something, then tell them what good teachers they are.Cultivate rituals and traditions: Taco Tuesdays, Sunday bike rides, apple picking in fall.You can always get the rundown at the dinner table. If they are grumpy and tired after school, wait to ask them how it was.Give your toddler a chance to fight their own battles on the playground before you intervene.Take in a pet that needs a home-and a child's love.Get out the glitter glue and make a birthday card for them.Let your 4-year-old stomp in every puddle they find.If they really, truly want to quit the team (and they've given it their best), allow it. ![]() Bring them into a video chat with Grandma every now and then.When their room looks like a tsunami hit it, close the door and let it go.Give them a bracelet or t-shirt that matches one you have.Show as much enthusiasm on amusement park rides as they do.Say "yes" to something that's usually off-limits, like sitting on the kitchen counter.Build your own Minecraft world alongside theirs.Slip a note (and an occasional piece of chocolate) into their lunch boxes.If you have multiple children, go for a walk with just one of them.Tape a family mantra or slogan ("Unstoppable!" "We can, we will!" "We've got this!") to your refrigerator door and cite it whenever your child feels discouraged.Or at least until you're safely out the door. Wear the macaroni necklaces they make you to work. ![]()
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