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encourage you to do something unique and new together which injects novelty into your family relationships.

Studies now show that our brains release dopamine and norepinephrine (the “feel-good” chemicals) when we have new experiences. But it’s not just about feeling good, it’s about feeling good TOGETHER! Making NEW memories is key to increasing those loving feelings and to keeping families close, connected, and happy.

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You can do these activities over one day or throughout the week or month.

* Print up the family date invite. Give it to them a few days before the date to create anticipation.

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Read through this kit then grab your calendar and plan when you will make your own Dr. Seuss Memories!

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Dr. Seuss Story Date!

The invite creates anticipation for your family to be together. It helps everyone know that you have something planned and helps them schedule around your family time.

The escape is a fun activity for you to do together as a family where you leave your thoughts of work, worries, and the world behind so you can refocus on each other.

* Do the simple prep work outlined in this kit to plan your date activity. Planning a little something special to escape from the routine, shows them that YOUR FAMILY is a priority even in your busy lives.

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Family date night is all about connection. It’s so much more than catching a show and a bite to eat. Each family date has ideas to help you connect in specific ways so they can stay emotionally close to you. Studies show that Emotionally Connected people feel more love and acceptance, which can inspire more family unity and greater harmony. WHAT PARENT DOESN’T WANT THAT?

* Review our plan on how to get them to “Emotionally Connect” during the date night (see page 4).

Each family date encourages you to do something unique and new together which injects novelty into your family lifestyle. This releases dopamine and norepinephrine (the “feel-good” chemicals) in your brain. Studies now show that creating new experiences is KEY to having loving feelings in our relationships. WHILE IT TAKES MORE EFFORT TO PLAN a unique family date, you are creating a LEGACY of happy memories.

* Let them see YOUR excitement about doing something NEW together.

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Sweeten up their anticipation by giving them alittle fish bowl with Swedish fish on the morningof you family date. Attach our cute Your O-fish-aL Reminder card. . .

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DATE IDEA

The capital has commanded that you represent your district at the

Purchase or BorrowDr. Seuss Books: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish. Yertle The Turtle, The Cat In The Hat, and Green Eggs And Ham.

Everybody knows that the king of kid’s rhymes isDr. Seuss. This date will help you remember his wonderful stories as you all have some funrhyme time together.

The Invite:

Snack Items for reading time (see page 5).Cat In The Hat Costume (optional but highly recommended).

Give them the invite AND the book One Fish, Two Fish..., a few days before your

date so that it creates anticipation for them. Fill in the day and time of your

date at the bottom of the card so they can clear their schedule.

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The Escape:

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In honor of Dr. Seuss’ birthday, we celebrate National Read Across America Day on

March 2nd in the United States. This family date is fun to do in March but also works

anytime you want to bring a little more love and laughter into your family.

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Gather a blanket, some pillows, and cuddle up together to read aloud. Snuggling

together to read combines two powerful things: physical touch and conversation.

If you haven’t read aloud together as a family - you are in for a novel family date

that you will want to revisit.

As part of your read-aloud date, you may want to

consider reading the picture book You’re Only Old

Once by Dr. Seuss. This picture book for adults

reached #1 on the New York Times Best Sellers list

and remained on the list for OVER 60 weeks.

Purchase your own copy of this book inadvance. Print out the bookmark and put it in the book. Add a personal message on the back of the bookmark and sign it onthe front.

Choose three or four Dr. Seuss books to take turns reading together. Borrow them or check them out from the library.

The bookmark - write a little love message to your family on the back and sign it on the front.

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One of the biggest reasons that families struggle is that they aren’t spending enough

TIME together, actually bonding and connecting in significant ways to stay Emotionally Connected to each other.

The Connection: *Once you understand “Emotional Connection” your family will get even closer!

Stronger Emotional Connections Means More Love AT Home

* Please note: All children--regardless of gender--need attention, appreciation, admiration, affection, to be listened to and understood, and to know that they always have someone there to help them. As adults, we sometimes forget that our boys want to talk about their feelings and be understood. We also need to remember that our girls want the same attention and admiration that we give our boys. This is why we should always do our best to be "AT" their individual levels of emotional need.

EMOTIONAL CONNECTION IS WHAT KEEPS YOU CLOSE.

Here’s how to keep your family Emotionally Connected:Give them the Four A’s (attention, appreciation, admiration, affection), then add sometime spent listening, understanding, and helping and you’ll draw your family close andkeep them emotionally connected to you.

The FOUR ‘s + TIME = AT

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Give the Four A’s, and they’ll feel:

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EMOTIONALLY INSECURE

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Without the Four A’s, they’ll feel:

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EMOTIONALLY SECURE

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Give TIME, and they’ll feel:

EMOTIONALLY INSECURE

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Without TIME, they’ll feel:

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Remember if you want more “love AT home” give them what they NEED so they can connect to you.

Print this page to remind you what they NEED to have to emotionally connect.

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Be sure to include some of the things they like to eat during your read-aloud date. You will absolutely need beverages so your throat doesn’t get dry while you read. Take time to think about what snacks they would like to have handy. Even better, make the treats together with your kids. This can add some quality time with them and teaches them new things. Even a small child can stir lemonade, unwrap rolo candies, and lick the beaters when you make frosting.

Make your favorite pink lemonade. Add green food coloring to your deviled eggs.

Red velvet cupcakes with blue frosting. A pretzel topped with a Rolo and a pecan.

Stack and microwave for 20 seconds!

ATTENTION

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Love is in the details. Show them you put forth a little something extra to make their night special with some attention to the details.

We suggested that you put a

bookmark in the back of the

book for them. To show a little

appreciation, glue our appreciation

card onto the back page. On the

card, write something simple you

appreciate about each family

member. This will be fun for them

to discover! (If you have a large

family glue two cards in the back

of the book.)

APPRECIATION

MOM & DAD

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Leave some of these Dr. Seuss quotes around in fun little places for them to find. You

can use the notes already filled out or write on the blank notes in the printables. Be

sure to add a few of your own that say SPECIFIC THINGS you admire about each

child.

*Hint: if you want your children to do something a little better, PRAISE them for any effort

that you notice! This will increase the likelihood of them trying harder in that area!

*Optional personal note you could add: I love that you are willing to try hard things.

*Optional personal note: I love that there is no one like you. You are so special to our family.

*Optional personal note:I love that you aren’t afraid to stand up for the right thing.

*Optional personal noteI love your sense of adventure.

*Optional personal note: I admire your ability to share what you think - while still being kind.

*Optional personal note:You are a giantpersonality, stuffed into a small frame!

ADMIRATION

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During your family date week or theweek after, it would be fun to texteach member of your family alittle admiration message and signit...The Cat in the Hat and include a pictureof you dressed up as the Cat.

Snuggling together to read is a great opportunity to have some physical contact with

your kids. As they get older, kids still need that contact, but it can be harder to give it

to them in the form of hugs. Reading together makes it easy to sit close to each other

and give them the physical affection they need.

A few days after your Dr. Seuss date, it would be fun to leave some “warm fuzzies” in fun

places around your house for your kids to find. You could suggest that when they find

one, they need to go and give someone in their family a “warm fuzzy hug.” After they

do, the person who received the hug then needs to hug someone else and leave the

“warm fuzzy” with the person they just hugged.

AFFECTION

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www.jerseyfamilyfun.comMake your own hat...

Our family has been reading books aloud for more than twenty years! We started when they were small, and continued that nightly tradition through their teenage years. We don’t read every night any more, but every time we take a vacation, you can find us reading aloud in the car, during a layover at an airport, or even standing in line at Disneyland. It’s a legacy we’ve passed down to our kids and now practice with our grandson.

A note from Roslyn

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*All creative ideas, suggestions and date/family therapy concepts are copyrighted.

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* the invite card

* the bookmark

* an appreciation note to go inside of your family Dr. Seuss book

* admiration quotes

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You're on your own, and you know what

you know.And you are the guy

who'll decide where to go.

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Write your own fun messages on the blank cards.

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18 The Printables -Print these up and put them in a place to remind you to build strong

emotional connections with your family.

Stronger Emotional Connections Means More Love AT Home

The FOUR ‘s + TIME = AT

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Helping

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