Being Intentional

The other day I heard a few moms talking about needing to be intentional about spending time with the second child, and it got me thinking. We do need to be intentional, but with all of our children. It’s important to be one step ahead of the kids, even in a home school where there is so much flexibility.  Do you find that there are times during the day that you and the children are struggling in some way? These are times that you can be intentional. That will make you proactive instead of reactive. Let me explain with a couple of examples.

If the routine is causing the problem, you can create a visual agenda so everyone knows what is expected. You would then preview and review the agenda to keep everyone on task. Perhaps you need to change the schedule around because it isn’t working the children’s energy level.

Do you feel like you are not spending enough time with each of your children? You can be intentional about creating time for your individual children. It doesn’t have to be something that takes long periods of time or even something expensive. Perhaps you can set aside a time to read alone with each child. Maybe you can play a game with each individual. Also make it clear that you have designated this time to be with that particular child.

What ever the case, make some observations about what is going wrong, create a plan, and put it into action. Do you have an example of how you have been intentional and it has made a difference for you? Please post your idea!

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