Inconvenience Yourself™ is a way of living.  It includes not only how you behave, but also recognizing and acknowledging the actions of others. This everday concept is celebrated in February on the fourth Wednesday - Inconvenience Yourself™ Day February 24, 2010.  Follow us on  Twitter.com.   Click here to Send a special card to celebrate this unusual holiday.    
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Spend quality time with a child.

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Read to a child.

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Inconvenience Yourself™ is an easy way to reinforce values and morals with children. It also provides opportunities to grow your relationship with your child. Inconvenience Yourself™ is a way of living and can be implemented at home and school. Some suggested ways to incorporate Inconvenience Yourself™ at home are listed below. You can also present the idea to teachers and encourage them to include Inconvenience Yourself™ in their teaching and behavior management programs.

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Things to Do With Your Child

  • Encourage your child with positive words
  • Give a hug
  • Help with homework
  • Spend time reading
  • Celebrate a good grade
  • Take your child to the park and play with them
  • Play outside or get some exercise
  • Talk about the day
  • Help with Inconvenience Yourself™ art projects at home - drawings, sculptures, etc.
  • Select an Inconvenience Yourself™ theme for the day and look for ways to implement with your child
  • Volunteer for a cause with your child
  • Take a walk with your child and talk
  • Talk about how both you and your child implemented Inconvenience Yourself™ during the day
  • Plan how to implement Inconvenience Yourself™ tomorrow with your child
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" The power of a single glance or an encouraging smile must never be underestimated."

- G. Richard Rieger
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Things Parents Can Do

  • Show respect
  • Be trustworthy
  • Be consistent
  • Be patient
  • Set a good example
  • Be fair
  • Say please, thank you, excuse me and I’m sorry
  • Tell your child how proud you are of them
  • Be a good citizen - obey laws, make good choices for the environment, vote
  • Have a family dinner
  • Help them make good choices
  • Encourage healthy eating
  • Foster financial responsibility - promote saving money
  • Set appropriate boundaries
  • Get involved in your child’s school
  • Protect your child when they are online (internet)
  • Be a role model
  • When you make a mistake, be accountable, apologize and work to do better
  • Teach values, including sharing, treating others right, taking responsibility
  • Prepare financially for your retirement
  • Take care of your own health
  • Set up a rewards system based on the Inconvenience Yourself™ way of living
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We want you to share your stories with us. What are some things that you do to show the Inconvenience Yourself™ way of living? Please send your stories to us by clicking HERE.

 
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