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Mindset Skills are the Key.
Stories are the Answer!
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Goal Setting for Kids – Help Kids Turn Their Dreams into Action
The summer provides a perfect opportunity for kids to explore their dreams and expand who they are beyond an academic setting – and goal setting for kids can help them achieve those dreams! (If you live in the Southern Hemisphere, have fun with this during your winter break) Here’s how to get started: Goal Setting for Kids Step 1: Help...
How a 10-Year-Old Girl with Learning Disabilities Changed from “I Can’t” to “I Can!”
Isabella* experienced many hardships while growing up. When she was five months old, her grandmother noticed that Isabella wasn't moving her right arm. After many tests, the doctors discovered that 25% of Isabella’s brain had not developed. When Isabella was just six years old, her mother passed away. Unable to help his daughter, Isabella's...
Help Kids Overcome Test Stress: 3 Mindset Skills to Beat Test Anxiety
As many children are approaching the end of the school year, exams and standardized tests are on their mind. This can mean extra stress for kids as they take practice tests, complete extra worksheets, and worry about advancing to the next grade level. Unfortunately, feelings such as nervousness and fear have a negative impact on children’s...
Teaching Kids Confidence Versus Arrogance: How to Make the Distinction
Everyone wants their kids to feel confident - to believe in themselves and to go for their dreams. But there is a fine line between confidence and arrogance. Teaching kids confidence, versus being arrogant, is an important part of growing up.. Here's one way to make the distinction. Teaching kids confidence from the "inside out" Both...
Tyler Steps Out of His Comfort Zone and Into Confidence
Tyler struggled to believe in himself and to see what he could offer to the world. He often got down on himself, using negative self-talk about his abilities and his appearance. By the age of 10, his low self-esteem and low self-confidence were negatively impacting his social relationships and friendships.* His mother was worried about her...
They Grow Up So Fast
Tips for Slowing Down Time “They grow up so fast!” We hear parents say this all of the time. And it’s true! My kiddos turned 10 this year and it’s amazing how fast the time has gone by. My friends and I were discussing this the other day and decided we wanted to find ways to slow down time. Here’s what we came up with. I’d love to hear what you...
Disappointments Stink
Unless you know how to learn from them and let them go Disappointments stink! Unfortunately they are a part of life that no one can avoid so learning how to manage disappointment is an important skill for your kids to develop. Sometimes when children (and even grownups) fail at something, they label themselves a “failure”. Labels can have a...
Should Kids Stick It Out?
I had a friend recently ask me if I thought she should make her son finish out the baseball season when he wanted to quit. Here’s my 2 cents … I believe that children should complete a season or set of lessons if they have already signed up. Developing a strong work ethic is a learned skill. So is learning to follow through on commitments,...
Learning to Manage Mistakes Builds Self-Confidence and Self-esteem
Making mistakes can be detrimental to children when they don’t know how to handle them. It can lead to feelings of guilt, shame, and embarrassment which, in turn, can create an underlying belief system of unworthiness – destroying self-esteem and self-confidence. As parents, we have an opportunity to teach our kids how to manage mistakes so they...
How Chocolate Chip Cookies Can Help Kids Develop Self-Confidence!
Did you know that teaching your kids how to make chocolate chip cookies can help kids develop self-confidence? That's right. Any time your kids have an opportunity to learn something new and to create something exciting it builds self-confidence. And what can be more exciting for a young child than chocolate chip cookies! Many people don't...
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