How do you use Mother's Day to teach your child new life skills?

 

      Mother's Day is a golden opportunity to teach children new skills. Parenting experts recommend encouraging them to thank their mothers in a special way and express their love and gratitude.

According to the Psychology Today website, there are many benefits that a child can gain from Mother's Day, the most important of which are:

• Gratitude:  Talk to your child about their mother's role in their lives, and how she endured so much pain, from carrying the fetus until the last day of pregnancy, and how she endured the hormonal and physical changes for their child. This is an opportunity to express gratitude  for  her significant role in raising them, developing their personal potential, and preparing them for life. This helps the child develop emotional communication skills.
• Giving:  The child learns that his mother is a priority in his life, so he always puts her needs at the top of the list.

• Expressing love:  It's important to teach your child to take advantage of Mother's Day to express their love for their mother, grandmothers, and school teachers through a variety of phrases, which they can write on cards or send to their mother or grandmother via social media. This develops their writing skills by allowing them to express themselves and write a heartfelt letter that conveys their own unique thoughts.

  • Providing assistance: The father  can   help the child prepare breakfast for the mother and choose suitable recipes using the internet. The father plays an important role in encouraging the child to give his mother a gift, even if it's something moral, such as tidying his room or helping her around the house. The child can also help with household chores.
  • Caring for the mother:  When a child grows up believing that his mother deserves appreciation and honor, and begins to give her gifts, he gets used to it and develops a sense of caring for his mother.
  • Creativity and focus:  The child strives to give his mother a special gift and strives to make her satisfied and proud of him, which develops his creativity and deep thinking.
  • Kindness and gentleness:  Mother's Day is a great opportunity to teach your child how to treat his mother with kindness and love, making him aware of the concepts of kindness, sacrifice, and compassion.

  • Collaborative spirit:  Participating in the preparations for the celebration at home makes the child more enthusiastic and eager for the occasion. Here, the father plays a key role in helping them understand the meaning of "Mother's Day" and prepare for it.

    
    

    Tips to encourage your child to celebrate Mother's Day

    Educational researcher Vera Nassif explains to Al Jazeera Net that Mother's Day is an occasion that children should be aware of from an early age and actively participate in  celebrating  .

    
    

    Here are some tips to get children interested in this day and encourage them to celebrate it:

    • Preparations at home with Dad:  Whether it's decorating a table with flowers, sending love letters expressing the children's gratitude for their mother's presence in their lives, or preparing a special breakfast.

    • Choosing a Gift:  If a gift is desired, the father can accompany the children to choose an appropriate gift for their mother as an expression of their love for her and as a token of appreciation for her concern for the details of their lives and for giving them love and affection. When selecting gifts, the father should encourage the children to choose gifts they deem appropriate for their mother, based on her preferences.

      • Teaching how to make gifts:  It is not necessary to buy a gift, and here comes the role of the mother in asking her husband to teach the children to make simple gifts made by their own hands.
      • Be a role model for your children:  Parents should always talk to their children about the importance of their “mother” so that they feel the importance of her role and are grateful to her.
      • Showing admiration and appreciation for the child:  It is essential for the mother to show her happiness and admiration for what her child has done on this occasion, and to praise and thank him for what he has done for her, as a sign of gratitude, within the framework of positive reinforcement.

      
      

      
      

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