Some of our daughters love mud and sports, while others love the “princess thing“. I don’t want to place your daughter into any stereotypical box. My daughter is a girly girl and definitely loves tea parties, dancing, and all things pink. Therefore, I take her to the world of kings, knights, and princesses more often than the world of magicians and warlocks. It’s actually a Dadnamics strategy. Let’s talk about Why.
[thrive_testimonial name=”Zig Ziglar” company=”” image=”https://dadnamics.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Zig.jpg”]Success occurs when opportunity meets preparation.[/thrive_testimonial]
Success in Dadnamics equals long-lasting, connecting memories with your kids. We want our kids to have total recall from our times together. Imagine this. It’s 2046 and you have your granddaughter on your lap. She asks. “Grandpa, Did you really get stuck on the sliding board and fall over when doing a cartwheel that time with mommy?” You just smirk and answer yes, knowing that your daughter never forgot because you were willing to risk looking silly.
Preparation is knowing what lights up your child’s heart. It may be mud and adventure. It may be horses and animals. It may be wizards and fantastic creatures. Or, it may be knights and princesses. Experiment with each story type until you captivate their heart. Once you figure it out, learn all you can learn on the subject. Now you are prepared to create your own story around any event.
Opportunity is each daily event that comes and goes with your kids. This is the action step. If you will cross creativity, adventure, and silliness with the story that lights up your child’s heart, you would have the success that Zig Ziglar talks about.
Now, let me walk you through how I achieved Dadnamics success with “Sip n’ Slide“. From years of raising my daughter and connecting with her heart, I knew that the “princess thing” was her thing. She especially loves tea parties as evidenced in Episode 10 Tea Party Coloring. Originally, I planned to sit in the playground fort with her, sip tea, and talk. I knew she would love that special time with Dad. As I sipped and looked at the sliding board, the word play of Sip n’ Slide immediately came into focus. That was my creative opportunity and I seized it.
“Christianna, do you want to sip… and slide?”
You would have thought the sun peeked out from behind clouds at that very moment because her face lit up the whole fort. She nearly spilled her tea as she moved it to the corner and rushed down the slide. I followed her. Then we climbed back up, sipped, talked, and slid. Oh, what a time we had!
On one of the last tea breaks, she got the idea to add cartwheels to the process. Why not, right? You can see the result as you watch this week’s episode.
