Every Thursday, I post a writing prompt that focuses on either parenting or family, as well as my answer. And then I hold my breath and pray that you readers will post your own responses to the prompt in the comments section.
Here we go.
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a review a review for a book called, “Raising Amazing Children (…While Having a Life of Your Own), by Deborah Carroll. The book talks about how it’s incredibly beneficial in many different ways to include your child in everyday tasks–they learn new skills, sharpen already-existing skills, get to feel triumph of accomplishing a task and, of course, get to bond with you, their parent. As a parent, how do you incorporate your child(ren) into chores and tasks that you do every day, once a week, etc.?
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