BATH TIME

Add two colors of plastic blocks to bath time. Say, "Let's sort the blocks by color. That means you will separate the orange ones over here and then separate the green ones over here." When you're done sorting, say, "Good job! We can separate blocks, but nothing can separate us from God's love!"

Most great things take time. And without determination, we’ll never see them realized.As a parent, you might need to become determined to teach values like determination. Rarely will a child pick up on what’s important on first try, and even if they embrace it early, it’s easy to get discouraged and follow a different course down the road. This isn’t just true in instilling determination in your child—it’s true of virtually everything that’s important.

All of this to simply say this: Don’t get discouraged if you didn’t succeed this week, or this month. So next week, next month, and next year, chip away at determination and encourage your family to do the same. Down the road, the payoff stands to be significant . . .

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