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Have you heard of Absolutely Incredible Kid Day? This fun day was founded by Camp Fire in 1997 and is celebrated the third Thursday of March each year for the purpose of lifting young people up nationwide.
How have I missed this day before?!
We’re pretty sure you have some incredible grown kids and grandkids to celebrate! And no matter someone’s age, our words can have a powerful affect on how they view themselves, and how they view their future. Our words can set people up to feel significant, valued and unique.
Complete These 5 Phrases
So how can we communicate to them just how incredible they are? While we can definitely just tell them they are absolutely incredible, personalizing that thought will have huge impact! Consider completing the following phrases from the ‘Words Over Time’ chapter in Reggie Joiner’s book ‘Playing For Keeps’
I remember when . . .
I have noticed . . .
I hope you know . . .
I’m really glad . . .
I’ve been thinking . . .
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You can also get creative with how you communicate!
6 Ways to Send a Message
- Send notes for lunches
- drop a short letter in the mail
- record a video of yourself expressing your thoughts
- gift them a physical object that represents your words i.e. give a new set of markers to a child who excels at art along with a note explaining what you see in them, a family recipe card to your grown child who is learning new ways to cook along with your notice that they are working hard to provide nutricious options for themselves and the family
- send a text
- include a picture with your thoughts
Check out Camp Fire for more ideas and additional stationary!
We hope you know how much we appreciate YOU!
The communication we receive from you is so helpful as we look toward future posts and projects. It is an incredible blessing to hear how you intentionally pursue relationship with your grown kids and grand kids, and we are honored that Over the River can be part of the plan!