Small details of planting seeds in the backyard or eating pancakes on the weekends can stay with them for years.Ĭreating childhood memories doesn’t always need grand plans or extravagant activities. They’ll remember the time you let them crawl in your bed at night because they couldn’t fall asleep, or playing in the kitchen as they pretended to cook alongside you. Sometimes you did the only thing you could do for them.ĭon’t feel bad because you see your kids a few hours in a day, or beat yourself up because you feel like they’re not getting “enough stimulation.” We do what’s best, what we enjoy, or even what’s necessary. What they will remember is that you did what you thought was best for them. What won’t matter is if you worked zero, 20, 40 or even more hours in a week at your job. These memories you’re creating can come together and form an opinion of their childhood. We remember the big outings to Disneyland just as much as drawing pictures in our room. They include both good and bad, the grand and small. What I learned is that memories don’t discriminate. Will it be today, when we were lounging on the blanket spread on the floor, or the times I sat on the couch with my phone while they’re playing cars? I’ll stop what I’m doing and wonder, “Is this a moment they’ll remember several years from now?” This is what your kids will remember
Now that my kids are older, I wonder what memories they’ll remember well into adulthood.
Instead, they’re little snippets-10-second sound bites-we tuck away in our minds. They don’t form an overarching view or even play out like a two-hour movie. Instead, I remember walking around toying with a bracelet someone had placed on my wrist. I didn’t remember the balloons, the cake, or the games I only knew existed because I saw photos of them years later. I amused my parents by gathering just enough in my hand before tossing it over my shoulder once again.Īnd my first memory of a birthday party was when I turned three. Still another memory is when I picked up bits and pieces from the carpet, supposedly cleaning. Feeling proud, we couldn’t imagine why our parents were furious when they found us. To cap it off, we snuck downstairs to the basement to watch The Flintstones at five in the morning. I had been sitting on the steps with my brother and sister when I saw her squat down and stretch out her arms to give me a hug.Īt about five-years-old, I remember my sister and I vowing to stay up the entire night. These are the things your kids will remember, and they’re simpler than you think.Ī mere toddler, I remember running to my mom as she came through the front gates. Don’t feel pressured to create a perfect childhood.
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