7 Nov
2006
When I was nineteen my boyfriend at the time was one of six kids. He always spoke lovingly of his mother and often told me things she used to do and say. I’ve always held a soft spot in my heart for her.
One of the things he told me was that every night she would sit at the end of each of the kid’s beds and ask: “Did anything bad happen today? Did anything good happen today?” It struck me at the time as a lovely way to end the day with a child so I did the same with my kids when they were growing up. It meant that no matter how hectic the day was, we always ended on a happy note. They loved the time we spent together. It was never more than about ten minutes.
Something else you can ask your child at the end of the day is: “What was the best thing about today?”
Every child wants to be noticed so when we can end the day making them feel they are the most important person to you at that moment, they feel loved and noticed.
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