Opportunities
November and December are times of giving, filled with wonderful and unique events. During this time of year we tend to focus on giving thanks, gifts, time and attention to those around us. This year we encourage you to give something a little different to your children, something with lasting value and unlimited potential. This year we encourage you to give your children OPPORTUNITY.
Opportunity allows children to not only experience joy during the holidays, it allows them to experience growth and a feeling of accomplishment. Often we work tirelessly in an attempt to create the Perfect Holiday Experience. Our drive for holiday perfection is often based on wanting our children to have cherished memories. However, when we think about our own cherished memories, they are rarely tied to perfection! We are much more likely to cherish the memory of the figgy pudding catching on fire than the dozens of times it turned out perfectly. By overcoming our desire for creating perfection, our minds are freed up to allow our children to take on a greater role during the holidays.
By giving our children the opportunity to experience something new, or take on a greater role in important family traditions, we allow them to build memories and develop skills that cannot be created in any other way. In my extensive research I have yet to find any definitive declaration regarding the requirements for official turkey carver, or Christmas light stringer, or tree coordinator, or present wrapper. Consider the many festive assignments you will be taking on over the next several weeks. Are there any tasks that your children can adopt a greater role in? Children love the holiday season. Allow them to grow and develop this year by giving OPPORTUNITY.
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