How do you help your children take more responsibility? There probably are a millions answers to this question, that can probably best be summarized like this: With a lot of trial & error and patience! :)
However, I do want to share one little tip that has really been working for our family (it is the first time we have tried this). We have been in a new city every day for the last 4 days. We challenged the kids to find a local, non chain restaurant every night. They were game and started by consulting the Internet, then each other and finally told us where we were going.
The results have been awesome! Every night has been a unique, delectable, memorable experience. Somehow they managed to find very diverse, fun, yummy places to eat at, that we usually would have never gone to. Three of them looked like holes in the wall... One had super delicious pizza, even if it was only take out. The second turned out to be quite upscale with tapas from all over the world and the third was a great burger joint where you could choose from 5 different types of potatoes (yes, we are in Idaho!), bison vs. beef, exotic side dishes and 10 different sauces (my favorite!). The fourth restaurant was great too.
The lesson: get your kids involved and be open to change. :) Have FUN!!!
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