One of the questions we get asked the most, is ”How can I help my kids have self-confidence?”
As parents we know how important confidence is. Statistics show that confident children are less likely to be bullied, or to become bullies. They’re less likely to engage in risky behaviors because of peer pressure AND they’re less likely to become depressed or harm themselves!
The stakes are high.
Confidence can protect your children from becoming a statistic! Actually, studies show that confident people receive more opportunities, build more relationships, feel happier, and just seem to navigate life better. And that’s why one behavioral scientist said that confidence is “how we create our own good luck.”
Parenting isn’t for cowards.
As a parent, there have been many times when I didn’t have confidence in myself or my parenting skills. And just when I thought I might be getting it mostly right, my kids entered another developmental stage, or I had another child with a totally different temperament. Whoever said “Parenting isn’t for cowards” is definitely right!
Fortunately, confidence is a life skill that each of us can build. Unfortunately, some of the methods we use to increase our children’s confidence actually do the opposite of what we intend!
Becoming a Confidence Coach is easier than you think.
In just a few minutes, and for the price of a cup of coffee, you can become your child’s Confidence Coach.
In the Confidence Coaching Tool, I’ll share three keys every parent needs to know, and three simple, research-based exercises that have been proven to increase confidence. Actually, one of the exercises has been shown to work in less than 2 minutes! Along with a short and powerful video lesson, you’ll get an Action Step Cheat Sheet to help you step right into the coaching role.
We know your life is busy and complicated enough, so we’ve made the Confidence Coaching Tool available in a free app so you take it with you wherever you go this summer.
Confidence is one of the greatest gifts we can give our children. Whatever age your children are, now is the perfect time to help them start building their confidence. As a matter of fact, you can use these exercises to build your own confidence!
I hope you’ll join me this summer and become your family’s Confidence Coach! I’m confident…you’ll be glad you did!
Jeane Hendrix, RN
Certified Human Behavioral Consultant, Coach, and mother of three very different children, Jeane Hendrix loves harnessing the power of science and leadership to help families thrive.
This is the time of year we talk about Peace on Earth and Good Will Toward Men (and Women!) But for most people, this holiday is anything but peaceful! We already lead stressful lives that are jam-packed, and now we need to find time to bake, decorate, plan a party, and shop for presents. According to a national survey released by the American Psychological Association (APA), nearly half of all women in the United States experience heightened stress during the holidays at great risk to the health of their minds and bodies. Several years ago a major news network released a poll that said that 45% of Americans wished they could just cancel Christmas because of the associated stress that came with it. Sad, right? Despite repeated warnings about the effect of stress on physical and mental health, surveys show that people are engaging in unhealthy behaviors to manage stress more than ever before – especially during the holidays!
Do you ever feel like your brain is in overdrive – thoughts flying around so fast that you can’t catch them? Well, this morning I woke up with a racing mind, excited about a new project I was working on. But unfortunately, my racing mind was accompanied by a racing heart, which is not ideal for my health, or my creativity. So I thought I’d share the mindful meditation I used this morning to combat that overwhelmed feeling. This simple 10 minute meditation is a great way to quiet your mind and open your heart to be able to focus on what’s right with you…beginning with your great brain!
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I’d Had Enough of “Personal Development. “I am sick of personal development, it is positively endless, oh my gosh! And don’t get me started on the topic of leadership. There are like eight million leadership books published every year.” It was about four o’clock in the afternoon and my two buddies and I were making the drive through the Andes Mountains between Santiago, Chile and the fertile vineyards of Mendoza, Argentina. “There is so much to learn and practice every day, I feel like I am doomed to end up like the rest of the hope filled shmucks quitting on their resolution less than two weeks into the New Year. How can a billion dollar industry help so few people live better lives?”
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