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Top 10 Reasons to Use THE BOOK OF YOU to Love Your Kids

Remember David Letterman’s Late Night Top 10 lists? I miss them. Here’s a new one –

Top 10 Reasons to fill out THE BOOK OF YOU: For My Child with Love (A Keepsake Journal) for your son or daughter

#10: to get out the crayons and draw stick figures and decorations, all in the name of parental love

#9: for an excuse to pull out those toddler photos that make your heart melt

#8: to apologize for that ONE time you made a parenting mistake

#7: to relive some sweet/ridiculous/proud moments from your son or daughter’s childhood

#6: to plant seeds for experiences you want to have with your child in the future

#5: to finally try your hand at doing one coloring page

#4: to give a big thank for the gifts and help your son or daughter has given you or others

#3: to revive that parent-cheering-wildly-in-the-audience feeling

#2: so your son or daughter can pull your love off the shelf whenever they need to feel it

#1: so your child never doubts your love

Youngest Journaler Yet

Wow, I just heard the sweetest story. Last month, my friend Pam got a copy of the What I Love About You, Mom  for her mom. She set it on the coffee table and planned to start filling it out for her mom over the weekend. That evening, Pam’s adorable daughter saw it and began leafing through the pages. She’s in second grade, and excited about learning to read and write independently. She asked Pam if she could write in it for Pam’s upcoming birthday. Wow. Of course Pam said yes, and suggested she fill out 9-10 pages for her birthday, then 9-10 more for Christmas, and so on.

After her birthday, Pam showed me what her daughter had given her. I was floored by how well she was able to complete the first set of pages. Our goal in creating the short answer and check mark format was to make it easy for anyone to fill out, but I was still surprised to hear how easy it was for someone as young as this sweet gal. She wrote precious memories from “when she was young” with freshness and inventive spelling. She thanked her mom for “changing my dipers” and making “good snaks.” I know she’s going to love the pages that ask for drawing.

I’m happy for Pam to have this expression of gratitude from her young daughter, and a keepsake of this moment in time.

 

We made mom videos!

Whenever we tell people about our gift journal for moms – What I Love About You, Mom – it usually gets them talking about their own moms. Since I had just gotten a handy dandy new Samsung phone with an amazingly clear video function, we decided to film a few of them answering questions from the journal.

1. What’s something special or unique about your mom? Answers involve favoritism, shining lights, and time keeping. They also prove that young men do love their mamas. Watch.

2. What’s something you want to thank your mom for, big or small? Answers involve New Jersey accents, acceptance and safety. Watch.

3. Share a memory about your mom from when you were a kid. Answers involve snapping turtles, balls of yarn, and a toad in trouble. Watch.

Mother-of-the-Bride Song by Carrie Underwood

I love this sweet mother-of-the-bride music video from Carrie Underwood to her mom, but I can’t help but think she should’ve used What I Love About You, Mom in there instead of a plain old photo album. Have a listen:

Carrie Underwood Music Video

Carrie Underwood with her Mom