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Spread the love on Valentine’s Day, and let everyone know that you care. While raising my children, we baked our way up to Valentine’s Day, then frosted, decorated and wrapped our treats with enthusiasm, as we prepared to deliver our unexpected packages to our older neighbors who didn’t have a special someone in their life any more. The joy at the door warmed everyone’s hearts. Children love to celebrate, so even a small effort on your part can make a big impact for them. Show your child how much you care by preparing heart pancakes for breakfast, a heart shaped cake for dessert, and some heart shaped grape ice cubes for a special Valentine dinner. Decorate placemats with your child, and set the dinner table with chocolate kisses and little love notes for everyone. Read more about how to make Valentine’s Day special for your family in my syndicated column “Valentine’s Day is day for families.”
Diana Boggia has a masters degree in education with licensure in preschool, elementary and special education. She taught children with multiple disabilities for 15 years and has been working with parents (families) with behavioral concerns for more than 23 years. She develops individualized strategies to build self esteem and diminish negative, attention-seeking behaviors for each child to be successful in achieving remarkable results. Throughout her work with parents Diana has developed a program that includes hands-on materials encompassing limit-setting, developing structure with schedules, teaching time management, increasing listening skills and parenting with incentives, rather than threats. These successful strategies have changed the dynamics of many families who were struggling with their child’s behaviors.
