Celebrate the Small Stuff
By Alice Henry
@IreneVincent (15962)
United States
January 9, 2016 11:15pm CST
You really don't need a special occasion to have a celebration. It doesn't have to be a big celebration, but I think that we forget about the small accomplishments that we complete every day.
If you have a family and you were able to get them off to school and off to work with their lunches and homework and they returned home safely, that's a reason to celebrate.
Bake a cake or some cup cakes and tell your family how proud you are of them and that tonight you are celebrating the day you just lived.
Or, stop at a store and purchase some ice cream and after dinner, serve up the ice cream and let everyone tell what the best part of their day was.
Wrap some cookies up for everyone and let them open them, like a gift, after dinner and have fun eating them with a glass of milk. Tell your family that its a celebration that you are all together and all safe and sound and that is something to celebrate. Your kids will remember these little celebrations when they get older.
What do you think?
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
10 Jan 16
Yes, my children DO remember those times when they were growing up and they do the same thing with their children, so that they will have fond memories too. Childhood should be full of small, loving moments that were spent for their enjoyment of life.
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@JudyEv (342277)
• Rockingham, Australia
10 Jan 16
@IreneVincent My kids mention the fun times but don't recall overly clean floors or pristine houses. Isn't that a good thing? 
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@JudyEv It is a good thing. Having fun with your kids is MOST important. I'm sure your house was clean enough, like mine was clean enough.LOL
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@WriterMukund (181)
• India
10 Jan 16
I absolutely agree with you. We have to celebrate every small thing. Giving gifts, chocolates, sweets to your loved ones without any reason makes them happy and also increases the bonding.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
10 Jan 16
Yes, bonding with your children so that when they become adults they remember those small achievements that were celebrated and embrace those memories so that their growing up years were meaningful to them.
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@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
11 Jan 16
@IreneVincent Yes, seriously. They will embrace these moments not just in their childhood but will also in their adulthood.
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@silvermist (19702)
• India
10 Jan 16
@IreneVincent I completely agree with you.We have to enjoy these little things in life.These will be our great memories later on.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
10 Jan 16
Parents have a "duty" to provide encouragement and recognition of the efforts their children make. Praise for any little helpful thing they do, works so much better than punishment for something they failed to do. Children thrive on praise. It makes them want to do even better. Never underestimate the power of praise and encouragement toward your children.
Of if you are a "boss" at work, it also encourages your employees.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
10 Jan 16
Small things are the things that matter, you're absolutely right! And in the end we'll remember these small achievements as much as the big ones, because they mean a lot to us.
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@ria1606roy (2797)
• Kolkata, India
10 Jan 16
@IreneVincent it's great to hear that 
your children have led good happy lives, and their children will too with the amazing values you have propagated.
your children have led good happy lives, and their children will too with the amazing values you have propagated.@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
10 Jan 16
My children have passed down to their children these small celebrations and that shows to me that they enjoyed growing up celebrating small achievements.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
10 Jan 16
It's about spending time with your children and celebrating their lives as they grow into adulthood. Teaching them to appreciate even the small achievements in their every day lives.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
11 Jan 16
@shubhu3 Kids remember the small joys of childhood, more than anything else when they get older.
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@shubhu3 (36463)
• New Delhi, India
10 Jan 16
@IreneVincent Ya exactly. They will eventually learn to celebrate every moment of their lives. :)
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@Mbalie (316)
• South Africa
10 Jan 16
Its the little things that count and the memories we create for a better tomorrow . Fostering a culture of gratitude is important. More blessings come from appreciating the milestones in life no matter how small or insignificant they may seem. I love what you do with your family.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
10 Jan 16
You said it well. "Fostering a culture of gratitude is important." That is the absolute purpose of celebrating small achievements. So many children grow up with no gratitude for anything that their parents or anyone else did for them. So many think that they are "entitled" to whatever they can get out of life, and that it is "owed" to them. That kind of attitude leaves them open to a rude awakening when they don't get what they want, when they want it. Then, they can become embittered with life and happiness eludes them.
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@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
10 Jan 16
Life CAN BE a celebration, if you work at it. Small achievements are what larger successes are built on. Children need to know that.
