Since returning from a trip to New York City where I checked walking across the Brooklyn Bridge off of my own Bucket List, I would like to suggest that you develop a "Bucket List" with a new twist for your children. This list would consist of experiences that you would like to give your children before they grow up. When developing this list consider including experiences from your own childhood that had an impact on you, experiences that you wish that you had had as a child, and experiences that will enhance the things that your child is interested in. Some specific things that you may include on this list are: visits to places of interest (Disney World, Washington D.C., New York City, National Parks, Grand Canyon, the U.N., battlefields or Historic Places that you live near), experiences (camping, boating, skiing, white water rafting, sky diving, scuba diving, horseback riding) or events (New Years Eve in Time Square, Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, Inauguration, birth of an animal, professional sporting event).
In today's economy, some of the things on your list may be out of reach but there are many experiences that you can share with your children that are right in your community and free of charge. I think that many of us don't consider the things available to us locally when planning out trips. When I was in New York City, I met a couple who had lived there all their lives and had never been to Ellis Island or the Statue of Liberty. Unbelievable. My family has been talking about going on a turtle walk at the beach thirty minutes from our house for years and we have yet to go so I have no room to talk.
Experiences help to shape the people our children will grow up to be. Making a "Bucket List" of experiences that you think that they should have before they grow up may provide you with a road map for your parenting.
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