Write them a note
A very simple top tip for increasing connection with your child; write them a note. Or draw them a picture. Hearing you say “I love you” is wonderful, having it written down to look at again and again is amazing.
I remember very vividly on certain days when I was in primary school opening my lunch box and finding a surprise handwritten note from my mom in her beautiful cursive writing. “Good luck for the gala today” it would say “Love, Mum”. The fact that I can remember the feeling, and even the look and feel of my mom’s notes is significant. She let me know she was thinking of me, that something important was happening that day (galas were my best thing in school!), and most importantly that she loved me.
So, a very simple top tip for increasing connection with your child; write them a note. Or draw them a picture. Hearing you say “I love you” is wonderful, having it written down to look at again and again is amazing. Especially for those rainy days when you’re not getting on so well… or maybe that’s just in our family?
The wonderful thing about notes is that they sometimes come back around to you from your children! When they do, take them seriously and respond to them.
This note made my day!
And some notes are strictly business! This one was to dad around pocket money negotiations.
Special thanks to my mom for writing me notes, even as a grown up. I love you too. (It’s just a pity I didn’t inherit your beautiful cursive handwriting!)