How easy it is to take weather for granted. Haven’t we all been caught off-guard on occasion when we opened the door to leave for work and discovered we should have dressed warmer… or cooler… or planned time to defrost the car’s windshield? Our children can get caught off-guard in the same way.
In this day of easy access to information parents can create some meaningful and mutually useful family time by making a weekly weather calendar with their children. A simple chart or bulletin board could be designed and hung in the kitchen or family room as a reminder of what to expect on each day of the week. Appropriate picture symbols could be attached and changed each week suggesting what kinds of clothing would be needed.
At the beginning of each week look up the weather together in your newspaper, online, or by watching the weather together on TV. A mid-week review may be helpful to update the calendar.
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