We all know that children prefer to play with the box or the paper or even the garbage before they will play with any toy. It is fun, new, and they can get creative with it.
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There are dirty clothes all over my kids’ rooms, dust bunnies flying off our book shelf, and kids spilling milk on my dining room floor. I can tell my anxiety level is increasing as I start to get hot, and run around trying to figure out what to clean first.
During this crazy, overwhelming, blessed filled life, we also get the opportunity to mold and teach our children about life—creating routines with them.
There are clean clothes on the floor waiting to be folded, dishes in the dishwasher and dishes on the counter, kids running around screaming and fighting, and you look over to find your baby playing in oatmeal all over the kitchen floor.
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