Did you see Mrs. Obama on the cover of Time? Did you read it? I’m fascinated by the way her mother raised her… teaching her to take the time and think from an early age because she believed her young children were able to make sound and serious decisions- and by the way, she’s raising her two young daughters who are close in age with my own kids.
The jewel I plucked from her latest interview in this weeks edition of Time is a conversation game, called “thorns and roses” she and Mr. President engage Sacha and Malia in at the dinner table every night. “Roses and Thorns” entails each person at the table telling something good that happened during the day (that’s “roses”) as well as something bad that may have happened (which would be “thorns”). What I love about this game is that it allows parents to hear their kids’ sense of judgement and how children contextualize experience. I think it’s also an interesting way to help kids and parents in blended families, like my own with step-children, and transitioning into divorce while allowing a window into one anothers values. I’m going to put this practice in play tonight with the family. I’ll keep you posted…
PS. It might even work for dating:)
-Veronica
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