About a year ago I began a new tradition.
"Your Special Day"
I have assigned "Special Day's" out, each day of the week.
Sunday - Mom
Monday - Cody
Tuesday - Steven
Wednesday - Luke
Thursday - Kyle
Friday - Jack
Saturday - Dad
On your "Special Day" you get to choose what
we have for breakfast. You get to say the prayer.
(if your children are like mine, they fight over who says the prayer)
You get to choose what games to play.
You get to choose what movie or TV show to watch.
You get to do whatever FIRST.
You also get to choose what I make for dinner.
It is also celebrated by this cute plate from Pampered Chef.
They eat on this plate for breakfast and dinner
on their "Special Day".
Not only does it make the child feel special---
But I'll tell you what there is a little less fighting at our home.
For instance:
Cody: I wanna watch "Batman"!
Luke: No! I wanna watch "Tom & Jerry"!
Arguing begins--
I enter the room
Mom: Who's special day is it?
Cody: Luke's
Mom: Well then you watch "Tom and Jerry" now
and when it's over you can watch "Batman".
They are also so good at understanding this concept.
When they realize it is the other persons "Special Day",
the fighting stops for a moment and the watching
of "Tom & Jerry" begins.
One things for sure.
With 5 boys there is fighting, that's a given.
But if there is a way to have just a little more
HARMONY in the home-- I'll try anything!
By celebrating each child's "Special Day" every week,
it seems to be working.
(For now anyway!)
6 comments:
Brilliant!
ARE YOU SERIOUS?!!! My mom did this with us in our house growing up and we LOVED it! When we were old enough, on our special day, we got to ride shot-gun, and it was very similar to the rules you came up with for your boys! WOW! I am really gonna do this with my kids someday. We all felt loved and special, and I'm sure it works so great for your boys! Cool!!
Guess I have to weigh in here. I'm so glad you're doing this Stephanie. My kids are all really close, still and I think that "special days" helped them to respect each other and value each other's "likes and dislikes". To this day, Spencer can shop for Lizzie's special day things and Kat can shop for Lizzie's special things. They really learned to love each other and value how truly special and unique each one was. Your boys are probably old enough to WAIT (on your special day..SUNDAY) until their mother takes her first bite of dinner,then they can all eat. That might have made me a "snob" to some, but it taught my kids that I too, was special and that it was my special day (mine were Sundays too!) Future missionaries need to learn this habit also to wait until the lady of the house has had her first bite. :) You can make YOUR special day really wonderful by including them in that process. :) P.S. to anyone who knows Stephanie, she was my favorite babysitter. She's an amazing Mom now, but it started long ago, as an amazing babysitter! (Linda on Mark's profile)
Oh, I love this!! I think I will have to start this up! You and your family are so cute!
I have that CELEBRATE plate! We just bring it out occasionally and celelbrate just because! hahaha! Awesome!
Stephanie~
That is such an awesome idea! You amaze me :)
~Valerie Silva
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