{"id":532,"date":"2014-03-01T01:12:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-01T06:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/w-is-for-wonderful-wednesday-and-other-special-times-with-our-kids\/"},"modified":"2015-06-05T15:07:23","modified_gmt":"2015-06-05T19:07:23","slug":"w-is-for-wonderful-wednesday-and-other-special-times-with-our-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/characterinkblog.com\/w-is-for-wonderful-wednesday-and-other-special-times-with-our-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"W is for Wonderful Wednesday–and Other Special Times With Our Kids!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Piglet sidled up to Pooh. \u201cPooh!\u201d he whispered.<\/span><\/strong>

<\/span><\/strong>\u201cYes, Piglet?\u201d<\/span><\/strong>

<\/span><\/strong>\u201cNothing,\u201d said Piglet, taking Pooh\u2019s paw. I just wanted to be sure of you.\u201d<\/span><\/strong>

<\/span><\/strong>                                        A.A. Milne<\/span><\/strong>

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<\/span>One way that we have tried to have one-on-one conversations with our children, in spite of there being seven of them, is to take a child with us in the vehicle whenever possible. We began this custom when we just had three small children, making it a point to always \u201ctake whomever had shoes on\u201d with us when one of us ran an errand.<\/span>

<\/span>Through the years, our custom has become a little more sophisticated (especially now that the kids are older and not always available to go run errands). Now we focus not on who has shoes on but rather on who needs Mom or Dad the most at that time. It is not uncommon for us to discuss the week in terms of kids\u2019 needs and for one of us to say, \u201cWhy don\u2019t you have ______ ride up with you to see your mom Wednesday night, so the two of you have a chance to talk about that.\u201d Whatever that<\/em> might be.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Of course, good discussion can also take place in the vehicle with more than one child with you. We had three girls in a row followed by three boys in a row (after our first child, a boy). This made it particularly good for talking in groups, and it wasn\u2019t uncommon for the boys and Dad to have \u201cDaddy talks\u201d while en route places. (And I could never disclose the contents of those talks!)<\/span>

<\/span>Sometimes deep discussions did not take place. Sometimes we just talked about what we saw outside (more on that tomorrow!). Other times, it was just like the quote above by AA Milne\u2014and the child just needed to \u201cbe sure of us.\u201d<\/span>

<\/span>In case you think that taking a child one-at-a-time is still not that important, let me leave you with this thought: We have had children repent of deceit, cry their eyes out over a broken heart, and even accept Christ as their Savior in a vehicle, one-on-one with Mom and\/or Dad. We actually had our oldest child reveal to the two of us whom he thought he wanted to marry (and he did several months later) in the drive-through of a fast food restaurant. Never underestimate time spent with Dad and Mom alone doing something as mundane as running errands!<\/span>

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