May 2020 - Toddlers Parent Cue
SAY THIS:
Who loves you?
God loves you.
 GENESIS 1:26; PSALM 139:14
People are wonderfully made by God.
He made us, and He loves us.
DO THIS:

 MORNING TIME


When you go into your child's room, say, "Good morning, I see someone God loves! Raise your hands high in the air if God loves you!" When your child raises their hands, hold their hands and say, "Yes! God loves you!"

 DRIVE TIME


As you drive, name some of the places you pass along the way. Say together, "God loves me at the [name of place]."

 CUDDLE TIME


Cuddle with your child this month and pray, "Dear God, I love [child's name] SO much. And that's how I know how big Your love is for him/her, because you love him/her even more than I do! That is SOOO much love! Thank You for loving us, God. In Jesus name, amen."

 BATH TIME


Add a large plastic bowl and a plastic measuring cup or scoop of some kind to bath time. While bathing your child, encourage him/her to use the measuring cup to scoop and pour water into the bowl. Each time he/she pours a scoop of water into the bowl, tell him/her to say, "God loves me."

BASIC TRUTH:

GOD LOVES ME.
FROM PARENT CUE:
EVERY MOTHER IS A WOMAN OF VALOR
By Sarah Anderson

“Thank you for making this dinner! But I think I like Dad’s spaghetti better.” It was so close to being a compliment, but I’ll take it. My five-year-old was right. I put forth a good effort, but his dad is the better cook. Mothering can feel like this at times. Like you are just close enough to getting it, only you just didn’t make the cut. You want to be the best. But these days you’ll just settle for someone noticing your effort. “Thanks for trying, but . . .”

Mother’s Day can feel like the day to celebrate the golden standard of mothering, leaving you to hope others don’t get close enough to see how insecure parenting really makes you feel. I get it. But I’m starting to think on days like Mother’s Day, or any day we feel inadequate, the last thing we should be doing is worrying over everything we’re not . . .

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