Gift
kiss:
Place your hand on your
child�s head and pray for him or her aloud by name. Say, �thank
you, God, for such a wonderful gift. Then kiss your �gift� on
the head. Children know how exciting it is to receive gifts.
A good year: Have a few photos of your child doing praiseworthy
things (reading the Scripture, studying, drying the dishes,
helping the needy, etc.) made into wall calendars for your child
and you.
Surprise eat-outs:
Whisk
your child out of bed on a Sunday morning and surprise him or
her by going out to breakfast. You�ll both have fun and your
child will know he or she is more important than your weekend
to-do list.
Be your child�s pen pal: Offer to be your child�s pen pal and
let him or her write to you. Use notes, funny postcards and
letters as an opportunity to put what you feel about your
children in writing. They love to receive written compliments.
A dozen grins:
Each
time you catch your child doing praiseworthy things, write it
down on a piece of paper and put in an empty bag. When you have
twelve good things, present him or her with one dozen Grad!
�Courtesy: Catholic Digest
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Something very strange happens in the eaglets� nests when their
feathers grow sufficiently for them to fly. No matter how often
they see their parents come and go and fly around the nest, they
are afraid to fly. They are willing to be cared for all their
lives. What do the eagles do on seeing that their little ones
are afraid? They throw them out of their nest without pity and
the eaglets are forced to fly, and much to their surprise and
delight realize that they can also soar to unheard-of-heights!
So are human potentials waiting to be realised.
