982 – Talk about your family values. Create a mission statement.
Talk with your child about what matters to you. Ask them what matters to them. Create a conversation around the things that are important to all parties involved. Then, use that conversation as a springboard toward creating a family values / mission statement. Type it. Draw it. Collage it. Write it longhand. Make it fun.
Post it in a visible space. Make a practice of looking at it. Reading it together. Check in occasionally and see if anything should be or could be changed or adjusted as your child learns and grow. As you learn and grow. Keep a copy of the previous version and put it in a less conspicuous place. Occasionally look it over and talk about how and why values can and may change.
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