On Mondays, we will write about the importance of “connection” in our lives and how we can establish and keep connections.

One of my favorite ways to connect with my son is through reading.  The physical act of sitting together or lying in bed to read automatically brings us closer.   In addition, the books and stories themselves will often bring you closer through their message or the shared experience of following the characters.  One of the best books I would read over and over again  to my son from 6 mos to about 4 years was “No Matter What”  by Debi Gliori.  

It is a book about the love between parent and child (or “Small and Large”) and is told in a simple, fun and peaceful way.  The reassurance that a child will be loved even when he acts inappropriately is a wonderful message and this author tells it in a way that made it great fun for us over and over again.  I still ask my son if he is feeling “grim and grumpy” and even if he is, he knows I still love him — no matter what.

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