build self-confidence in your children daily. remember, confident children can walk away from a bad situation more easily than those who lack confidence.

by: janet

encourage creativity by exposing your children to music, dance, the arts, and other activities that help themto develop their imaginations. specific activities include:

• playgroup – the best exposure for toddlers/kids is by joining playgroups
• piano or music lessons – can start a 4-year old child for music lessons with a group. this may be a bit expensive but it’s worth the investment because music enhances logic.
• art class
• dance class
• sunday school class – exposes children to other kids, listens to stories which triggers imagination and get to know God above all else.

be a letter writer and encourage your children to write them, as well. letters are a wonderful way to communicate and appreciated gesture. they also make a great keepsakes. I created two separate blogs for my two kids (one for each). there, i write my thoughts about them on that period of time. that way when they group up, they will be able to read and know the love i have for them even when they were still young. i think it would make a difference to them, boosting their self esteem and a sense of well-being. there’s nothing like feeling loved by the closest people you have in your life.

i can’t wait to do this with my family: choose at least one night out of the month

and make dinner something special.

i love doing fine dining.

and dressing up.

so it would be good to get out the good china and dress up a little bit.

i know that if we start this tradition, my kids would look forward to these refined evening events.

Hug your children and be physically affectionate with them.

Especially for girls, receiving affection at home will make them less likely to seek it elsewhere.

Boys do need hugs too. So don’t forget to give him that much needed hugs.

Everyday.

the just man walketh in his integrity:

his children are blessed after him.

proverbs 20:7

by: janet

don’t push your goals and dreams onto your children. encourage them to develop their own dreams. their future is what they make of it, not ours. we can just encourage them. we cannot push them. they have their own destiny and sometimes, we don’t realize that we want them to be like us.