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Day 9: Engage in your child's interest
Kids of all ages love the big screen! So take the time to read reviews about a newly released movie or DVD that your child is interested in. Let them know what you read or heard about it. Offer to invite one or two of their friends to see it along with them. If your child is younger, you can enjoy the show with the group. For tweens and teens, give them their space to view it, and be sure to ask them afterward about their favorite scenes.
Coach's Corner: One simple but powerful act of generosity is to enter your child's world. So really study your child's latest interests. Does your daughter enjoy adventure movies or comedies more -- and why? What opening for conversation does that give you? Would your son rather have you build Legos or play a video game with him? Engaging with your kids in their interests will help your relationship far beyond these thirty days.
"I finally signed up to play a particular basketball video game on my tablet just so I could understand what on earth my third-grade son was talking about. This is something he enjoys just as much as if he were playing basketball on a team .... [Weeks later] I heard him bragging to his friends, 'My mom plays video games with me! Here's what level she is. No other moms play video games, but my mom does." ... The impact all this has had, has shocked me ... Praising him, and doing this little thing, playing video games with him, has really helped him feel better about himself."
— The Kindness Challenge
The 30-Day Kindness Challenge is brought to you via our partnership with Shaunti Feldhahn, and is based on her research for The Kindness Challenge.
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