One of my favorite parenting ideas has been the “Gifts of Freedom” on each child’s birthday. I have blogged about the basics and the list of freedoms on my previous posts. Then I explained it live on periscope, which you can still watch on Katch:
When we discussed the idea of giving our children “Freedoms” for each birthday, we brainstormed a master list to choose from. This is important for 2 main reasons: 1. Not all freedoms are automatically given at a certain age, with a few exceptions at ages 10, 16, and 18. At 10, all of our kids will get …
Every year, starting at age 10, we celebrate our childrens’ birthdays by giving them the gift of a “Freedom”. The first part of their gift is a gushing letter from us letting them know how proud we are of them and what wonderful people that they are. In the letter we list all of the amazing ways …