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Thanksgiving Traditions
Most of us indulge in a golden turkey, stuffing, potatoes, and way too much pie. But do you have traditions with your kids to help them recall their gratitude? Let's share our traditions and ideas here โฌ‡๏ธ I'll start.
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We lost my mom to cancer 15 years ago, before she could meet any of my children in this life. Well recently I have noticed that I have gotten lazy at helping my children get to know their grandma. And so I have been wanting to create more moments for them to connect with her. So I started a new tradition for Thanksgiving this year that I hope to carry out year after year from now on. See during her later years, my mom was a forest service ranger in the Ashley National Forest where we lived. She was in charge of scheduling and putting on interpretive programs for visitors. One that she would do once a month at one of the prettiest places in the area, was teaching kids about pictographs and petroglyphs and then letting them paint their own onto a rock. She started painting rocks as a hobby and learning more about painting in general because of this. So we have many painted rocks that my mom made. So when my family gathered together for Thanksgiving this year, I set up a table with painting supplies and rocks. And in between dinner and pie, I instructed the kids and whoever wanted to, to sit and paint a rock to remind them of something they are grateful for in their lives. It turned out to be a fun, peaceful way for kids to think about gratitude and be creative while remembering their grandma.
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1. Starting today, I gave myself a 30-day challenge to transform my son's beliefs about himself. I made this challenge up, so it is also an experiment (though based on psychological principles). I'm calling it the "Ed Mylett Challenge". Ed is an entrepreneur and professional speaker/ influencer. Almost everyday since the day that each of his kids were born, he has looked them directly in the eye and showered them with compliments. They are often the same, repeated ones, but that's not the rule. They are whatever he wants them to believe about themselves. Because kids will act on whatever it is they believe about themselves. This has been well studied. So my challenge/ experiment: For 30 days I will tell my 13 yr old a string of compliments each day. This can be over a text or call or note or as I stare him in the eyes. Imma see if it transforms him in any ways. He is a strong willed, I prefer the term determined, child and I have always worried that the amount of times he receives correction or is met with disappointment, has out weighed the amount of compliments we give him. And thus, I worry, has given him some negative self-identities. The times when I have seen him grow the most, or self correct patterns, is when I have expressed that I believe him to be better than the fill-in-the-blank behavior. I see something inside of him spark when I have communicated that I believe his natural talents and character are going to help him meet our expectations for his behavior. That was wordy- did that make sense? Today I texted him after I dropped him off at school. I never got a response, but I know he needs to hear more words like those in the text. I will post updates on how the challenge goes. Feel free to do it with me and let us know how it goes!
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Side note- the emojis were his response to a photo of his younger brother's halloween costume that matches his own. Yes, it's adorable how much he loves his 10-years younger than him little brother.
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@Sarah Stoddard these can be really transformational experiences for them. Love it.
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@Johnita Mitchell ooo, I love this idea!
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Mom of 5, previous math teacher, now I help parents of teens find solutions and peace with their teen. Committed to improving education worldwide!

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