Every December, I spend time reflecting on what will be my “word” for the following year. This December I had a very...
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Working from home and homeschooling our children have become our new reality over the past few weeks, and I imagine we...
20 Phrases Every Parent Should Say To Their Children
A few weeks ago I spoke with a parent about her child’s academic progress and she was greatly concerned about her daughters’ confidence and self-esteem. Since the beginning of 5th grade, she has noticed a decline in her daughter’s confidence level. Her daughter has been down on herself and hasn’t been feeling very positive; in fact mom described her daughter as being “very negative and down” towards her overall life and school skills. Mom was distraught and overwhelmed with sadness and was not sure how to help her daughter. Mom asked me, “I always tell my kid how proud I am of her, do you have any suggestions on ways that I can praise her as to help build her confidence?” I gave her some ways to praise her child at home and gave her some ideas on how to help support her at home and how to get the school involved. However, this conversation really stayed with me over the past several weeks. I kept thinking, how many parents are going through the same struggles with their child? How can other parents help their children develop a sense of confidence and empowerment? How can parents help their children […]
What You Say Can Impact a Child!
This is a blog from one of our parents. We thought it was powerful and wanted to share with our readers….. Tell us what you think? What would you do? I have this amazingly beautiful bright little girl! She is a 3rd grader who loves to play soccer, basketball and the guitar. She makes friends easily and has many of them. she does very well in school and even loves going to school. This year she hasn’t been feeling that same passion for school. Just recently her teacher has said a few things that have crushed her little spirit. My daughter tends to be a bit anxious and loves to make sure things are in its “place”.. she is not diagnosed with OCD but definitely has some tendencies. This info has been shared with the teacher during the fall parent/teacher conference. My daughter pushes herself to do the best she can. She strives to do well in school and will do the 1.5 hours of homework a night that has been given to her without a complaint. (I think this is way too much for a 3rd grader but that’s another blog!) But my major issue with this teacher […]