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Show interest in the video games of your child
Children, no matter what age, crave attention from their parents. For us parents, that is sometimes hard if their world is so different from ours when we were young. As from a young age my …
Kind to your loved ones
Love begins by taking care of the closest ones – the ones at home.
Mother Theresa
Read a story to a grown-up
We often read to our children, in bed or nestled close to each other on the couch. I cherish these blissful, intimate moments. And then the kids get bigger and suddenly these moments stopped. And …
Send a ‘friend’ booklet
Maybe you remember them: the friend-books or poetry books from the old days. We gave them to our classmates and they draw something or wrote answers to pressing questions ;-). I found this inspiration in …
Plant a tree in someone’s honor
When we had just moved into our new house, we planned a tiny walnut tree in the back of our garden. That was ‘our tree’. I could never have believed that now, 22 years later, …
Organize a Halloween evening at home
My original tip was to prepare a box full of candy for the Halloween singers this year. But I’m afraid there won’t be much trick-or-treating this year. Nevertheless we can celebrate Halloween at home. When …