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Posted on December 13, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
The Joy of Giving
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. – Lao Tzu The holiday season is an ideal time to help children learn about the joy of giving. When parents teach children to think about their giving, it teaches critical skills in self awareness. For example, the gift giver …
Category: Practicing Social and Emotional Skills Tags: Problem solving, Self awareness, Social awareness
Posted on November 30, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Gifts from the Heart
It’s not how much we give but how much love we put into giving. ― Mother Teresa Many of the major magazines are publishing gift guides with lots of smart ideas to make holiday shopping easy. That’s fine for presents that cost money but here are some ideas for gifts from the heart. They will not …
Posted on November 16, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
A Grateful State of Mind
If you worry and you can’t sleep, just count your blessings instead of sheep and you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings. – Count your Blessings, Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, 1942 It’s true. People who think about what they are grateful for do sleep better at night. Psychologists have done research on gratefulness and found that it …
Posted on September 7, 2012 by confidentparentsconfidentkids
Catching Emotions
“…it’s just emotion that’s taken me over…” – Emotion, Bee Gees The baby books are keen on discussing “emotional contagion,” noting that babies, even in utero, can feel your emotions and tend to adopt those same emotions (just to add to our Mommy guilt!). And certainly you’ve experienced the contagion in your family life. One person …
Category: Building a Positive Family Environment Tags: Self management skills, Social awareness
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