Hope all my American friends had a great weekend!

Here’s a tip to for big time bonding with your child. Think of something that you share with her and her alone – maybe the two of you are first borns (my son and I are), maybe you have a physical characteristic that she shares, a habit or a quirk. It could even be something as simple as both of you having the same number of letters in your name, anything at all.  Use this as a secret code that gives you both membership to an exclusive Mommy-Child Club that nobody else can get into.

This is especially great if you have more than one child – it helps you bond with each individually. And it’s great for building self esteem too.  For now, you’re easily one of the, if not the most important person in her life, and a secret code like this builds her sense of identity.