tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678539663650258086.post8554926985995148730..comments2023-06-30T11:16:47.737-04:00Comments on Cheshire Cat Sunflower: tranquility to-do listtriciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04129014274274876601noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8678539663650258086.post-65892581169266957512011-01-25T09:27:52.195-05:002011-01-25T09:27:52.195-05:00Tricia,
I HIGHLY recommend one load a day. It wor...Tricia,<br /><br />I HIGHLY recommend one load a day. It works for us and we probably have a bit more than you, though it does get bulkier as they get older. <br /><br />I seriously need to do more of #9. <br /><br />For the kids, we do a bedtime ritual after dinner that I would say they easily love. After dinner, they wash hands and then all go and sit at the kids table and color and draw while we tidy the dishes. The kitchen is off limits to them so we can get the work done up fast. <br /><br />There is no media after dinner, except sometimes a bit of quiet music. Then it is booktime and milk time and bed time. <br /><br />I don't see any reason for some version of this ritual for us to continue as they get older. No tv at night allows their brains to cool down and them to sink into sleep time. An hour of time with no screen time is recommended for everyone before bed.<br /><br />Once ours get older, they will be doing the dishes and such... so that will change too.<br /><br />I do agree that bedtime should be a ritual and one that is the favorite time of the day. Maybe ask them what they want and love to do to relax... We used to do a bit of "embracing the silence" where we all sat together and just listened to the sounds. That's how I introduced them to meditation and sitting still.<br /><br />Lots of ideas. Imagine what you ideal after dinner house "sounds" like and then just ask them to come on board!Elizabeth- Letters from a Small Statehttp://blog.elizabethhoward.netnoreply@blogger.com