My older two kiddos both inherited a bit... or a LOT... of my shyness. Both have a hard time speaking to adults whom they don't know well. I thought they both should at least develop basic conversational skills, so when someone says "Hi," they will say "Hi" back. Better yet, if someone asks them a question, they'll stop turning to me immediately, and instead answer the question. I saw the idea somewhere to create passports for kids who trying to reach a goal. Our goal? To make the kids understand the importance--and the harmlessness--of conversation. The passports have three pages, each with a prize at the end and space for ten stamps. The prizes are simple: cookies, McDonald's, and a five-dollar bill.
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| Jack and Kate each picked out their own stamp to use on their passports. |
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| Kate was all smiles after she had her cookie page filled up. |
