Now that Christmas is bearing down upon us all I wanted to pass along an idea that dawned on me last year. Being the parent of older teens who have money that they earn on their own, I had the dilemma that I didn't need a thing, at least no material item, from either of them.
What I asked for was: THE GIFT OF TIME.
My sons each gave me a coupon for 4 hours of TIME that I could "spend" any way I want.
My husband got a gift of TIME via an evening of bowling with one son.
I decided to use one of my hours by having my son come with me to a talk at a local high school on Teens and Sleep. Ha! Yes! I got him to do something I wanted him to do and he didn't complain or whine and... he learned more about sleep! Yeah!
TIME is a precious gift. Why not teach our kids to give it away?
Have a wonderful and blessed holiday season!
What I asked for was: THE GIFT OF TIME.
My sons each gave me a coupon for 4 hours of TIME that I could "spend" any way I want.
My husband got a gift of TIME via an evening of bowling with one son.
I decided to use one of my hours by having my son come with me to a talk at a local high school on Teens and Sleep. Ha! Yes! I got him to do something I wanted him to do and he didn't complain or whine and... he learned more about sleep! Yeah!
TIME is a precious gift. Why not teach our kids to give it away?
Have a wonderful and blessed holiday season!