Make eye contact when your child asks you a question. Use different voices when reading a bedtime story. Get on the floor and invite your child to join you. Create a gratitude journal with your kids and add to it through the day. Put down your smart phone. Set it aside and pick it up and check it once and hour. Write things you appreciate about your kids on post-it notes and repeat these things often. Ignore the dishes, the laundry, the vacuuming for the first hour of the day and start the day off with your child. Find ways to say “Yes” rather than “No.” thank you to   TriciaGoyer.com  for this list of tips for staying present When was … Continue reading 8 Ways To Be Present in Your Child’s Day