Empower Kids…
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Mindset Skills are the Key.
Stories are the Answer!
Empower Kids…
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Mindset Skills are the Key.
Stories are the Answer!
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10-Year-Old Heather Learns to Worry Less and Build Confidence
Heather* knew she wanted to change but wasn’t sure what to do. She constantly felt worried and felt nervous about trying new things. She also had frequent tantrums that she struggled to calm down from. Heather had seen the positive changes in her brother after he had worked with certified WISDOM Coach® Susan. She asked her parents if...
You Always Miss The Shots You Don’t Take! Put Your Dreams on Your To Do List
"You will always miss 100 percent of the shots you don't take." This is a powerful quote from Wayne Gretzky, one of the most famous and highest-scoring professional hockey players of all time. It is also a very powerful lesson to share with your kids. So many people, kids and grownups, let their dreams stay on their “wish list” instead of putting...
Interview: How Life Coaching Helps Kids Build Confidence – Dr. L’s Health Wealth Wise Summit 2023
Watch "Most Favorite" Session of the Summit... The "most favorite" session of Dr. L's Health Wealth Wise Summit is now available for viewing. The interview with Adventures in Wisdom founder, Renaye Thornborrow shared how life coaching helps kids build confidence, and included a free gift for viewers so that they can help the kids in their life...
Success Story: Tween Girl Learns to Create Her Own Happiness
Background Maddie’s mother was looking for a way to help Maddie feel better about herself and accept herself for who she was. Maddie also had trouble expressing her emotions and would keep a lot of her feelings inside. As Maddie was soon going to become a teenager, her mom was getting worried that it would be even more difficult to get Maddie...
7-year-old Mary Embraces New Teacher after Learning the 3 Steps for Managing Change
7-year-old Mary was getting a new teacher - mid year! We all know how important a teacher is to a child in the 2nd grade. 7-year-old Mary was particularly fond of her teacher, so she was distressed when she learned her teacher would be leaving and she would be getting a new teacher that she didn't know. Mary's parents were worried because Mary...
Confidence Coaching Helps Girl have Successful First Day of School – and More!
Miss M's Mother was Worried... Her daughter was just shy of 6 years old and starting elementary school in just 5 weeks. But the week before, she had been too anxious to collect her pre-school graduation certificate at the presentation day, so the mother was worried about how Miss M would handle starting a new school. How Confidence Coaching...
Is Your Child Afraid to Fail? Two Reasons Why Kids Fear Failure
Have you ever wondered why children often shift from believing they can do anything at the age of four, to becoming afraid to take risks by the age of 7? Developing a fear of failure is common during the elementary school years as kids often face their first disappointments – failing a test in school, missing an opportunity to win the baseball...
Three Steps to Help Kids with Back-to-School Anxiety
Returning to school after a long break or starting school for the first time can bring up difficult emotions for children, such as fear, anxiety, worry, and stress.Here are three steps you can take to help kids with back-to-school anxiety and smooth the transition, if your children are feeling uneasy about the upcoming school year.Step 1: Talk...
Success Jar Craft: the Fun Way Kids Can Train Their Brain for Happiness – with Their RAS
Do you ever find yourself focusing on what's gone wrong instead of what's going right? If you're human, then you probably have. And guess what...our kids do this too! But it can be life changing when you change your perspective - to focusing on what's right! It's all about brain science and there's a fun way to make it work for you and the...
How Life Coaching Kids Differs from Parenting (video)
People often confuse “life coaching for kids” and parenting. But life coaching goes beyond the traditional parenting roles of moral and character development, and it goes beyond learning how to treat others and learning how to behave. In fact, what kids learn in our program, most adults haven’t learned! When a parent seeks...