{"id":4785,"date":"2016-05-05T10:02:26","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T14:02:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/?p=4785"},"modified":"2016-04-28T14:11:42","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T18:11:42","slug":"52-weeks-talking-kids-penny-thoughts-nickle-hug-dime-tell-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/52-weeks-talking-kids-penny-thoughts-nickle-hug-dime-tell-love\/","title":{"rendered":"52 Weeks of Talking to Our Kids: A Penny for Your Thoughts, a Nickle for a Hug, and a Dime if You Tell Me That You Love Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cA penny for your thoughts; a nickel for a hug; and a dime if you tell me that you love me.\u201d<\/p>\n

We have talked at length on this blog about communicating with our kids. And how communication is a strong form of \u201cteaching when\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

The ditty above is a little chant that we used to say to our kids to remind them that we want to talk to them, that they are valuable to us, that we love them \u201cten million times infinity and beyond.\u201d From this saying, a valuable \u201cobject lesson\u201d developed and tied my son\u2019s and my heartstrings in a special way nearly twenty years ago.<\/p>\n

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The rest of that jingle (after the infamous \u201cpenny for your thoughts\u201d) goes on to offer not only a penny for what the person is thinking, but also a nickel for a hug and ten cents if he or she says \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sixteen cents\u2026 a meager amount of change that elicits warm feelings (and, I admit, a few tears of longing) as I write this. Our oldest son and I used to take the \u201cpenny for your thoughts\u201d a little further when he was a little boy\u2014and repeat the rest of the jingle to each other, complete with a big hug and special \u201cI love you.\u201d<\/p>\n

As Joshua grew up, we would occasionally remind each other of how much we love to talk\u2014and how much we care for each other by giving each other sixteen cents. When he was in high school and worked part time, I would wake up in the morning to find him off to work\u2014with a penny, a nickel, and a dime lying on my desk. When he would open his lunch box, he would sometimes find sixteen cents taped to the inside of his pail. Not enough money to buy lunch, for sure, but enough money to know that Mom will be waiting on him ready to talk when he gets home from work.<\/p>\n

What objects might have special meaning to you and your child? Is there a special item that you can attach unique meaning to for one or more of your children? Is there a trinket, heart, words to a song, picture of the two of you, favorite picture book, etc. that can be utilized as an object \u201cjust for the two of you\u201d? Another way to build a special talk time?<\/p>\n

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Related Links:<\/strong><\/p>\n

52 Ways to Say Triff Affirmation Cards for Families<\/a>
\nKeep Kids Close<\/a>
\n[Video] 52 Ways to Say Triff<\/a>
\n52 Weeks: Who’s Got Their Shoes On?<\/a>
\n52 Weeks: Malachi Time
\n52 Weeks: Story Time<\/a><\/p>\n

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