Do you and your child have a special connection? Whether your answer is yes or no, the following connection activities can be useful. Some will be done with the child and some are things the parents can do themselves to strengthen the parent child relationship.

Mother and Child Connection: Special Journal by Lyn Lomasi
A mother and child should always have a special connection. One way to help keep that connection active is what I call the "special journal". This is something I created for my own children and have been using for quite some time. This can also be wonderful for bonding with adopted children and gift children or even re-bonding with a child that you have lost a bond with. It has proven effective for me time and again, so I have decided to share this information. CONTINUE READING

Baby Body Language for New Parents by Jaipi Sixbear
Baby body language is simple to interpret if you know how. New parents might have difficulty in this area at first. It takes time to get used to baby body language. Soon, new parents will understand their baby's body language better than anyone. Until then, here is a helpful guide to common baby body language and what it means. CONTINUE READING

The Parenting Mistake Journal by Lyn Lomasi
Part of good parenting is learning from mistakes, so the same ones don't happen over and over. The Parenting Mistake Journal is one of my favorite ideas and I'd love for other parents to be able to utilize this one as well. CONTINUE READING

These are just a few ideas. There are numerous ways to connect with your child on a daily basis. If you have links to other great ideas, please share the link in the comment section and we may update this post by linking to some of them.