How to Teach Our Kids to Celebrate Life's Little Moments

We do not need to save celebrations for only the major milestones like birthdays and holidays. The next time your toddler makes it through a grocery store trip without a meltdown or your tween reads to his younger brother without being asked, celebrate.

It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking we are always celebrating our children. Holidays are pushed months in advance as we walk through stores, birthday parties can become elaborately detailed, and schools and sports teams often give out awards simply celebrating participation. Do we really need to celebrate our children more than that?

With so much celebration and hype constantly being infused into our kids’ lives, a level of sincerity and spontaneity may be missing from childhood celebrations. As parents, we know far too well that those big milestones that are often highly anticipated are not often the moments we remember and reflect on with the most emotion. It’s the small moments in life that we tend to truly look back on as the most precious. The major milestones mark the passing of time, but the smallest moments are usually the ones where we find our hearts still attached.

Click here to check out three ways to celebrate the everyday moments that we will ultimately treasure most with our children on Family Education.