Have a Secret Handshake With Your Kid

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We do ours at bedtime. It's a daily moment of physical connection.

, some thumb grabbing, and an explosion noise as the big finish. It takes roughly three seconds to enact.That night, when she went to bed, she gave me a hug and said, “Ooh, let’s do our handshake!” So we did. She’s 15 now, and every night for five years, when she’s said good night at bedtime, we’ve done our handshake. At home, on vacation, school nights or weekends—the day always ends with our ritual.

As I write this, my daughter’s at sleepaway camp; before she boarded the plane, we did a bunch of handshakes in a row, just to cover her for the weeks away. When I’m out late, we text each other: ✋🤝✋✋👍👍👍👍💥I absolutely love this tradition. A daily moment of physical connection with my teen, one that requires no wheedling or begging? A thing we always do, even on days when we’ve fought or argued? Yes, thank you.

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