Thursday, April 3, 2025

Things I did raising children and grandchildren

 food preparation, prep, cooking and kitchen cleanup
daily walk at first in the stroller then on foot then running

riding bicycle bike biking
dancing to the music

water always take bottle of water with you wherever you go. you are going to get thirsty

snacks. always have healthy snacks on hand like nuts

day of week month and year calendar daily

associating things on certain days of week like trash day holidays 

cleaning house, vacuuming, dusting, mopping, sweeping with the broom
cleaning up after yourself
picking up your toys
making your bed
putting your clothes and shoes away neatly

dressing yourself properly in clothes shoes jackets sweaters coats boots

being nice friendly polite respectful considerate kind to all people animals and things

manners in all ways
eating at the table on your own tray
never sharing your food, combs, drinks with others

washing your hands after using the restroom and before food prep and eating

encouraging independent thought discovery creativity and learning to do it yourself first
waiting until you ask for help then i will help you


reflecting on the day
"what did we do today?"

answering questions, why, what is that, what's that sound/noise, who is that, how did that happen? when are we going to ..be there, where is it?

explaining things i know, finding out answers to the questions
looking up information on internet

reading books
watching tv. cartoon and kid shows at first then music, tv sitcoms, movies, documentaries where you learn about morals to the story and life

telling true life stories about things that really happened

faith, hope, wisdom, patience, moderation, humility

the difference between truth and lies

play lotto only spend 1 or 2 dollars once in awhile..you can't win if you don't play but play responsibly

love respect your parents mother father family and grandparents

wait your turn don't cut in line


discovering the world around us
finding cool things anywhere incuding the side of the road

shopping frugally at the grocery stores, drug stores, thrift stores

eating at restaurants wisely occassionally

going to many parks and recreation

walking and talking

exploring everything

 

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