50 WAYS TO LOVE YOUR CHILDREN

1. Hug every morning
2. Go to zoos, parades, and amusement park
3. Hang their art and award on the refrigerator
4. Create family tradition
5. Be patient
6. Apologize when grumpy
7. Go camping
8. Play tic-tac-toe and hide-and-seek
9. Always carry Band-Aids and gumdrops
10. Know their strengths
11. Compliment them
12. Encourage them
13. Appreciate them
14. Eat meals together
15. Slow down
16. Respect their privacy
17. Listen
18. Don't discipline in anger
19. Be consistent
20. Say "I love you" frequently
21. Let them be silly
22. Accept imperfection
23. Reward good behaviour
24. Explain the rules clearly
25. Laugh often
26. Go to their favorite restaurant
27. Invite their friends over
28. Buy ice cream cones
29. Go on vacations
30. Know when to be gentle and when to be firm
31. Make birthday unforgettable
32. Teach responsibility and respect
33. Choose your battles
34. Don't embarrass them
35. Help with schoolwork
36. Protect them
37. Build memories
38. Keep promises
39. Say "no" when needed
40. Don't yell
41. Give gifts
42. Model virtues
43. Pray with them
44. Pray for them
45. Talk with their teachers
46. Tell them you are proud of them
47. Reach out
48. Count starts together
49. Talk every bedtime
50. Let go with a blessings

(Dr. Steve Stephens)