Pick a card or two to chat about and pat yourself on the back for being an incredibly freaking awesome mama
Strong Decisions Scaffold
Pick one tough decision we each might have to make someday. This may be how to find our way when lost, how to tell a hard truth to a friend, whether to defend someone in a fight, or even choose what kind of food to eat.
Make up different versions of the story leading up to the decision
Talk about the decision each of you would make
Tell the rest of the story - What will you say? What will happen next? How might you feel?
Creative Thinking Game
Pick 2 unrelated things
What is similar?
What is different
How many similarities & differences can you come up with
Connecting with Our People
Collect birthday, holiday, get-well, and other greeting cards in a box and pull one out each family moment you set aside for connection to remember the person who sent it. Talk about them. Appreciate their contribution to our lives
Growth
Pick one thing we want to see grow in
Ourselves
Our family
Our community
Our world
Choose one to work on this week
How will we work to make that growth happen?
What is our next step?
Time
Choose a time when a pause feels right for your family. Wake up. Dinner. Bed time. Maybe a couple are every day and a couple are every week. This can change with your family’s evolving needs and rhythms. Right now, your best moment might be in the car on the way to school and work, and that is perfectly fine- choose what works best for you.
Space
Consider the best spot for doing this in your family. Table. Bedroom. Sitting in a circle on a special blanket on the floor. If you have the ability to make a fairly regular time and space, with time your family will more easily shift into the mentality and attitude for this moment from whatever they are feeling that day.
Presence
Do one thing that prompts this shift into family moment time. Light a candle. Put on soft music. Maybe it’s just the ritual “turning off of the other devices” or taking a deep breath together.
Growth
Welcome change & playfulness & family suggestions