Journal keeping is a powerful activity for kids that can encourage them to open their minds to new possibilities and to become more comfortable expressing their own thoughts and opinions. However, for many students, getting started is the hardest part. For a student who is not used to writing, learning how to press the pen to […]
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Good Study Habits for Kids
How to Teach Kids Good Study Habits— Homework is a fact of life. If you have school-age children, you’ve probably found yourself doing math problems or helping with English essays. But parenting does not necessarily mean that you’re stuck doing homework again. Although it is your duty to make sure your kids fulfill all their […]
Journaling as a Tool to Reduce Preteen Stress
Journaling & Preteen Stress— When considering pre-teens, they have an incredible amount of demands that are placed on them almost on a daily basis. There is school, friends, (along with the peer pressure), familial responsibilities and extracurricular activities, to mention just a few of those things that can sometimes become overwhelming for the pre-teen. A journal […]
Confidence and Self Esteem
Confidence and Self Esteem: Four Tips for Parents and Caregivers Promoting confidence and self esteem in your child is one of the most important things you can do for his or her happiness and success. Children with higher levels of confidence and self esteem are more likely to be satisfied with their abilities and to […]
What is Self Esteem
The word “self esteem” gets thrown around a lot by child experts and parenting magazines, but what is self-esteem really all about? You know that it’s important to cultivate high self esteem in your child, but doing so isn’t necessarily as easy as it sounds. In our modern world, where kids face more pressures and […]
Dream Journaling
Exploring our dreams, fantasies, and ambitions through journaling has a positive effect on our self-esteem and confidence. Our dreams and fantasies can tell us a lot about ourselves and also help us develop our ambitions. And our ambitions lead us to setting goals and accomplishing them. Dreams are a sequence of images, and sometimes sounds, […]