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Building Confidence In Children Begins With You!
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"Confidence" is defined as, "freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; Also, a feeling of trust." We can play an important role in building confidence in children. Patterns of self-esteem and confidence start at a very early age. Even simple milestones in a toddler's life bolster confidence. So, how can we, as parents, help our children confidence building? Here are a few of my favorite ways...(read
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Key To First Day Of School Success
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We have experienced first day of school success. Thanks to preparation ahead of time, my kids were excited and ready for their first day of kindergarten. Here are some of the ways we prepared for our first day of school and ushered in kindergarten success...(read
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Key Steps To Great First Day Of School
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In praying about how to help our children navigate the first day of school, it occurred to me there were stories in the Bible that paralleled these issues. Perhaps God had the Israelites erect monuments on their journeys with Him to serve as reminders of past success and encouragement for future ventures, not unlike the conversation with our children. When Joshua led the Israelites across the Jordan, he had them take rocks from the riverbed and carry them into the Promised Land, piling them on the riverbank. The monument represented how God helped them to move into the new land and served as a reminder for future obstacles that they had persevered and obtained victory in the past.(read
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No Medicine Needed To Obtain This Calming Effect
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The purpose of soaking music is setting aside time to focus and meditate on God for renewal of strength and peace. It is an aid in seeking God. It is about spending quality time with God without having a program to maintain and it is about building a relationship with God and allowing Him to work in our lives.(read
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Transform Shy Child To Confident Child
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Positive affirmations aren't intended to manipulate shy children or a highly sensitive child into an outgoing, bold child. Rather, they build up what is already good, beautiful and true within the child and buffer the negative messages bombarding children.(read
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Preschool Buillying . . . Is Your Child Ready?
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Bullying can cause an enormous amount of stress, fear and anxiety in young children. Signs that your child might be bullied are that they are suddenly afraid to go to school, they complain of headaches or stomachaches for no reason, they are clingy and whiny. You must do everything you can to stop preschool bullying before it has a long, negative effect on your child.(read
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One Nation Still Under God
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As Benjamin Franklin is quoted, "In the beginning of the contest with Britain…we had daily prayers in this room for divine protection…they were graciously answered…do we imagine we no longer need His assistance?" That was an issue that he addressed at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and it is an issue that we still battle today.(read
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