![]() Copyright secured by Digiprove © 2011 Bettina Elias Siegel ![]() Sending unconditionally praising messages like, “I can’t believe how creative you are” in a child’s lunch on a regular basis seems like serious overkill to me, devaluing the messages themselves and maybe even intruding on a child’s sense of independence while at school.Īm I shocking you with my anti-lunch-box-note stance? Do you worry my own kids will lack self-esteem because I’ve failed to reaffirm their worth daily, along with their PBJ’s and carrot sticks? Let me hear what you think.ĭo You Love The Lunch Tray? ♥♥♥ Then “like” The Lunch Tray! Join over 1,200 TLT fans by “ liking” TLT’s Facebook page (or “ follow ” on Twitter) and you’ll get your Lunch delivered fresh daily, along with bonus commentary, interesting kid-and-food links, and stimulating discussion with other readers. Sure, I’ve certainly sent a note or two in my years of packing lunches, but only on birthdays and maybe the first day of school, or if I knew my kid was facing a particularly hard day. LUNCH BOX NOTES FOR HUSBAND HOW TOIt speaks, I think, to the larger societal trend of parents obsessing and hovering over their offspring to an unprecedented degree (a parenting style which may well backfire - see, e.g., the much-talked-about Atlantic article from this past summer, “ How to Land Your Kid in Therapy.”) I may stir up some reader ire here, but this obsession over creating (or buying) the perfect lunch box note - indeed, the sending of any kind of lunch box note with great frequency – strikes me as a little icky. Some parents on Pinterest share techniques for using toothpicks to etch designs and messages into the exterior of bananas. The website CafeMom has an article suggesting gift-wrapping a sandwich with a note on the inside of the wrapping paper. Keeps track of lunch-note ideas on Pinterest, a social network popular with crafters and teachers. The flourishes can be hard to top. The article mentions one creative mom who Messages include “You’ve become so mature,” “I love you unconditionally” and “I can’t believe how creative you are.”īut some parents don’t even stop at store-bought notes. Lunchbox Love, a line of preprinted cards from Say Please, Inc., are priced at $3.99 for a small box of 12 at Pottery Barn Kids. Pottery Barn Kids and Toys “R” Us sold packets of preprinted notes this back-to-school season. ![]() Parents hear about it when their efforts fall short.Įnter the retailers. Or they may compare lunch notes with friends. Some kids complain when they don’t get a lunch note. Now it’s an elaborate fixture of the school cafeteria. The lunch-box note used to be an occasional smiley face on scratch paper. I hope these little notes are a blessing to your kids.īible truths that you must teach your kids and How to teach kids to use common sense are 2 posts that you may enjoy also.My mom sent me a link to this story in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal about a reported increase in the use of the “lunch box note,” i.e., a little message from mom (or dad) tucked into a packed school lunch to brighten up a kid’s day. Whatever comes your way, you can handle it!.God is bigger than any problem you can have.You can do all things because with God all things are possible.You are the light that shines in the darkness.You show people the love of God by the way you treat others.Work hard, be strong and never be afraid because God is with you wherever you go.Jesus thought that you were worth dying for.I am proud that you are my son/daughter.I love you and there is nothing you can do that will make me love you less.Oh! and also, you can use these little notes at home, maybe underneath their plate, or stuck to their juice box that would be a fun surprise! If you want to go the fancy route I think these are super cute and a great idea. What is really important is the message that they carry not how fancy they look. You can get creative with fancy paper or you can just write them on a post-it note. So here are a few ideas that you can use to speak life over your kids through lunch box notes. Plus, the lunch box cards will keep them connected to God. ![]() ![]() Those little notes, boosts their self-esteem, encourage them to work hard, and it makes them feel wanted and loved. Let’s be the voice of God and remind them how beautiful and wonderful God created them to be. In this world, our kids have many voices speaking to them. But as time goes by, we forget to do all those wonderful things that we were doing at the beginning of the year.Įncouraging our kids and speaking The Word of God over them is something that we need to be doing all the time. At the beginning of the school year, we are all excited about school and we might send them a few messages here and there. ![]()
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