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[quote=Anonymous]Read How to Talk to Little Kids. Very good practical strategies and approaches to communicate. My husband read it and used it, helped him a lot. At the end of each chapter is a summary with key points and ideas so you can use that to skim if you have no time.

Highly recommend also a parenting class. Mariposa has some online. Sounds like you have basically good kids, you just aren’t in the practice of parenting.

As for activities at that age I would get them involved in projects with you. Paint a room, play music you like, build something in the yard. Teach them how to fix a car or cook. Follow their interests and buy some craft kits or book of science experiments. Book of activities to do out in nature — backyard camp and learn survival skills. Think about what memories you want to create and what skills you want to teach. Ask them, let them vote, engage them. Maybe have them build a home movie theater with tickets and buy them snacks. Build a home restaurant with menus and make pizzas together. Get board games and big puzzles. This is a huge opportunity you have to connect with them before the even harder teen years.

Get a pack of cards with questions on them to spark conversation at dinner. We have one called Family Time with all kinds of open ended questions that everyone can take turns answering. A lot of fun.[/quote]

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