A lady I very much admire shared something that they did with their kids when they were small - A timeline of their past and future. She said this made such a difference with their kids as they got older to be able to anticipate and see that certain things will happen in the future. That right now these are my jobs/abilities, and in the future I will be able to do other things. Plan and Prepare.
Summer
We included such things as Baptism at 8, dating and driving at 16, Mission at 19, College and marriage after that.
Silver's
River especially took to this lesson and was interested at what ages she could do certain things - we talked about wearing makeup and high heels - it will happen and there will be a time for that. She understands time and order of things very well!
The Power of Perspective
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