How do you help your child's spirit soar!
Your words, actions and even expressions lift your child up or squash his spirit. Let us know! How do you help your child's spirit soar!
Spirit Breakers
* Squashing Dreams – Your little boy tells you that when he grows up he wants to be an astronaut and fly to outer space. Trying to instill some reason in him, you inform him of how difficult it is to be an astronaut, etc.
* Belittling Talent – Your daughter is great at soccer, but her grades are not as good as you’d like them to be. When she acts proud of scoring the winning goal, you say, “It would be far more impressive if you got an A in math”.
* Humiliating Them – Parents sometimes resort to embarrassing their children in order to get them to change behavior. “See, son, little Johnny doesn’t have accidents in his pants, and he’s your age.”
* Brushing Them Off - What your child thinks is fascinating – Children have a tendency to get somewhat obsessed with things. However, if you give them the impression that being fascinated with something is silly, they may become ashamed of their interests and be afraid to pursue the things that really matter to them.
Spirit Menders
* Have a curious mind – If you show interest in how things work, and share this interest with your children, you fuel their natural curiosity and interest.
* Be involved in what they like – You may have two sons who are very into martial arts, yet you have never had a personal interest. But, you can become the “Karate Mom,” attending demonstrations, belt tests and loads of classes with them. Even though you may not truly share their enthusiasm, you can be proud that they are so enthusiastic about developing a skill that teaches respect, discipline and physical agility.
* Show that you’re proud – Be proud of whatever they accomplish and let them know it. You can never love them too much and you can never tell them too many times that you’re proud of their accomplishments, interests and talents.
*Listen to their opinions - Children are interesting and intelligent. Look them in their eyes and hear what they have to say.
Today, tomorrow and forever lift your child's esteem.
Spirit Breakers
* Squashing Dreams – Your little boy tells you that when he grows up he wants to be an astronaut and fly to outer space. Trying to instill some reason in him, you inform him of how difficult it is to be an astronaut, etc.
* Belittling Talent – Your daughter is great at soccer, but her grades are not as good as you’d like them to be. When she acts proud of scoring the winning goal, you say, “It would be far more impressive if you got an A in math”.
* Humiliating Them – Parents sometimes resort to embarrassing their children in order to get them to change behavior. “See, son, little Johnny doesn’t have accidents in his pants, and he’s your age.”
* Brushing Them Off - What your child thinks is fascinating – Children have a tendency to get somewhat obsessed with things. However, if you give them the impression that being fascinated with something is silly, they may become ashamed of their interests and be afraid to pursue the things that really matter to them.
Spirit Menders
* Have a curious mind – If you show interest in how things work, and share this interest with your children, you fuel their natural curiosity and interest.
* Be involved in what they like – You may have two sons who are very into martial arts, yet you have never had a personal interest. But, you can become the “Karate Mom,” attending demonstrations, belt tests and loads of classes with them. Even though you may not truly share their enthusiasm, you can be proud that they are so enthusiastic about developing a skill that teaches respect, discipline and physical agility.
* Show that you’re proud – Be proud of whatever they accomplish and let them know it. You can never love them too much and you can never tell them too many times that you’re proud of their accomplishments, interests and talents.
*Listen to their opinions - Children are interesting and intelligent. Look them in their eyes and hear what they have to say.
Today, tomorrow and forever lift your child's esteem.
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Comment by Erin Salehiamin on April 6, 2010 at 7:04pm -
I help my childrens spirit soar by asking lot's of questions. It lets them know that I really hear what they are saying and gives them a chance to really talk about their interests. I know more about Wii Star Wars and PS2 Star Wars than I care to admit. But my six year old thinks I'm awesome because I will sit there and watch him and ask him questions about the game and how he was able to do a certain trick to get to the next level.
My eight year old is really into different types of music and I like to talk to him about what he likes about the different genre's.
I've always been the Mom, that when my boys come out of school, I raise my arms and wave to let them know where I am in the "Sea of Mommies" and have the biggest smile, next to their smiles back at me of course. I tell them how much I missed them during the day and then they both get to tell me how their day was.
I never waste a chance to tell them how awesome I think they are or how proud of them I am. Even if it's just because they cleaned up their dinner plate from the table, I tell them!
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