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USE ENCOURAGING WORDS With Your Kids
Encouragement: Building Confidence and Feelings of Worth
1. Encouragement is the process of focusing on your children’s assets and strengths in order to build their self-confidence and feelings of worth.
2. Focus on what is good about the child or the situation. See the positive!
3. Accept your children as they are. Don’t make your love and acceptance dependent [...]
The power of validation~
11. February 2010
Choose to see the good in yourself and others then watch what comes back to you!
Enjoy the Day,
Linda Grace
Eliminating Clutter
5. February 2010
Clutter: A confusing or disorderly state or collection.
When in doubt, throw it out!
Nothing can have as liberating an effect on your life.
Put it to the test:
Do I need it? Do I want it?
Do I like it? Do I have room for it?
If you haven’t used/worn it in 6 months, give it away. (If it’s seasonal [...]
Eliminating Verbal Clutter
2. February 2010
When my kids brought home the common “shut-ups” it was harmless at first. When it turned into an angry demand directed at a sibling I put into practice what my friend, Tracy suggested. SHUT UP BUCKS. Whoever said shut up had to pay the receiver $1. It only took once.
Continue reading...Save Money at the Grocery Store
1. February 2010
We all know that every time we run to the store, we buy more than we intended. Save money by grocery shopping ONLY once per pay period. Plan all the meals you’ll eat for the pay period before you shop. Write your grocery list accordingly. Hang the list of planned meals on the [...]
Continue reading...Everything In Its Place
31. January 2010
Have a place for everything and put everything in its place. Don’t buy it if there is no place for it. If it is something that you really want, get rid of something else to create a place.
Continue reading...Building Self-Esteem is FUN!
14. December 2009
Parenting is hard…but does it all have to be work? NO! With a positive attitude and a little imagination, there are plenty of fun things that can help boost your child’s self-esteem. Here’s just a small list to get your creative juices flowing.
1. Sing loving songs to your child.
2. Sit with your baby or young child on [...]
How Our Self-Esteem Affects Our Children
11. December 2009
“One filled with joy preaches without preaching.”
–Mother Theresa
Mother Theresa’s adage could go on to say, “One filled with guilt preaches without preaching…one filled with low self-worth preaches without preaching…” fill in the blank…it works for just about anything you struggle with. How we present ourselves to the world is important. And it starts with what [...]
Enjoying Kids – watching the believers
2. December 2009
Reading was a very important part of our night-time ritual. During the Christmas season, ‘The Polar Express’ by Chris Van Allsburg was one of our favorites. As you remember the story, “on Christmas Eve, many years ago, as a young child lay awake in bed, thinking about Santa and listening for a sound – a [...]
Continue reading...There is no one alive who is Youer than You! (The Recipe for a Healthy Self-Esteem Part Two)
1. December 2009
“Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You.” –Dr. Seuss
In a society that seems to reward us for looking, acting and thinking alike, having a unique identity might seem a bit out of date, or even worse, like a sure route to social stigma. [...]
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2. March 2010
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