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Quote of the Week
"The most important thing that parents can teach their children, is how to get along without them." -- Frank A. Clark
Mom's Lunchbox Letters To Her Daughter
"If you've ever snuck a handwritten note — "have a good day!" or "eat your veggies!" or "you'll ace that math quiz!" — in your kid's lunch box, this story of a mom who wrote more than 100 letters to her sixth-grade daughter will hit close to home.
Stephanie Skylar wrote these notes more than a decade ago, back in 2003, when her 11-year-old girl was going through the growing pains of adolescence. Each of her notes included a boxed-in "Lunchbox Letter Advice" section that touched on everything from how to deal with mean girls at school to the importance of family and her tips for staying focused in her interests, namely karate.
"It started with typical 'have a nice day at school' notes and quickly became a place for her to more closely connect with me while she worked long hours," Skye said." [read more]
Reading Corner
 Title: Lunch Box Letters: Writing Notes of Love and Encouragement to Your Children
By: Carol Sperandeo and Bill Zimmerman
Ages: Adults
"Children are subjected to great stress and anxiety while growing up in a dangerous and fast changing world. Parents struggle too, especially to find ways to communicate with their children and to show how much they care. This practical and valuable little book presents a proven method of staying in touch with your children throughout their school years.
Lunch Box Letters is the result of the experience of two parents who -- separately -- wrote notes to their children on a regular basis and were immensely encouraged, by the results. Now they show how you can use their successful method to communicate with your own kids. They provide sample letters to let you see just how simple these little notes are to write - and how important they are to both parent and child. They also answer common questions that parents raise, such as 'Where do I find the time?' 'What if I have three kids?' or 'What if I'm a lousy speller?'
As the authors make perfectly clear, you do not have to be Shakespeare to write lunch letters. (In fact, it's probably best if you're not.) Your children just want to hear your voice - to know that you care enough to write a few words for them to read in the middle of the day." - Publishers
Recommended by Cubs Editors
Be The Change
Lunchbox letters is such a beautiful and positive way of staying connected with your child. Especially during difficult days at school or life when they look back at those days. Words of positive re-enforcement can act as beautiful signs of courage and love for a child in that given moment. Make today and everyday a lunchbox letter day.
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