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Sunday, May 27, 2018

The "fifteen minutes" summer goals to change your child's future.....

Some of these things can be slightly home-school nature, but don't worry about making it as structured as a home-school.

-Fifteen minutes of running outside (physical health)
-Fifteen minutes of having the children ask the names, number of siblings and names of parents in a social setting (social health)
-Fifteen minutes of sharing the gospel with strangers (spiritual health)
-Fifteen minutes of reading (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of saying kind things to family members (social health)
-Fifteen minutes of doing an art project or drawing (creativity health)
-Fifteen minutes of doing a worksheet puzzle (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of memorizing a poem or passage (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of memorizing bible verses (spiritual health)
-Fifteen minutes of bible reading (spiritual health)
-Fifteen minutes of preparing healthy snacks (physical health)
-Fifteen minutes of chores for a needy family member (work ethic health)
-Fifteen minutes of chores at home (work ethic health)
-Fifteen minutes of "cleaning up" - hair combed properly, changing clothes etc (physical health)
-Fifteen minutes of talking with an elderly person (social health)
-Fifteen minutes of "no gossip" "no mocking" "no scorning" (social health)
-Fifteen minutes of dressing up in "modest clothing" - for those who do not already practice this brings awareness of plain-nature of life and provision (social health)
-Fifteen minutes of watering/weeding the garden (work ethic health)
-Fifteen minutes of sorting something (work ethic health)
-Fifteen minutes of doing something for a family member (social health)
-Fifteen minutes of contacting an extended family member (social health)
-Fifteen minutes of quiet time activities - no screens (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of outdoor play (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of researching something (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of repairing something or putting together something (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of praying (spiritual health)
-Fifteen minutes of singing godly songs (spiritual health)
-Fifteen minutes of listening to a godly themed story or devotional (spiritual health)
-Fifteen minutes of turning something that can be recycled into something useful (work ethic health)
-Fifteen minutes of learning how to do something new (work ethic health)
-Fifteen minutes of putting together a puzzle (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of board games (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of learning a new language (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of studying the current conditions of the sky at night (intellectual health)
-Fifteen minutes of doing things the "old way" -non-electric off grid skills (work ethic health)
-Fifteen minutes of caring for pets or animals (work ethic health)
-Fifteen minutes of caring for plants (work ethic health)
-Fifteen minutes of giving away things/money to a charity or other group (social/work ethic health)

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