Make a connection by being a kid and thinking as a kid.

Find moments every day to have a meaningful connection with your child at his or her level. The more moments, the better! This means leaving adult distractions like the cell phone on the table, ignoring the ring or the text alert, and getting down to their level—doing something with them that they deem to be important. You want to communicate in non-verbal terms that your child is the most important person in the world to you. Distractions like television or cell phones communicate that they are not that important. Five to ten minutes of focused time doing something they feel is important assures your child that you really do care. A few minutes go along way!