by Kristen | May 6, 2020 | Helping Kids be Confident
Sometimes asking the right questions — and giving a little love — is all that’s needed. If you care about someone who’s struggling with coronavirus or any other stressor right now, you may want to help but not be sure how to do it. The method...
by Kristen | Feb 24, 2020 | Helping Kids be Confident, Self Confidence
For most of my life, I pushed myself very hard. As the first child, it seemed there was never enough I could do to help my mom. When my little brothers came along, I did all I could to help with them and to cause no trouble of my own. At school, I strove for straight...
by Kristen | Apr 26, 2019 | Helping Kids be Confident, Self Confidence
Here’s a little template for you to remind yourself of the many things that make you happy. Use it to boost your mood right now or as a reminder someday when you’re feeling blue. Click the title below to get the PDF. What makes me happy? If you use it,...
by Kristen | Jan 26, 2019 | Helping Kids be Confident, Self Confidence
I almost drowned in the ocean when I was 16. I was playing with some friends along a rocky coast in northern California when the sand fell away suddenly and I got pulled into an undertow. For the next very long couple of minutes I tumbled around in the current and was...
by Kristen | Nov 23, 2018 | Helping Kids be Confident, Self Confidence
I’ve been keeping a gratitude journal since my son was born almost 23 years ago. I got the idea from Oprah, who was doing it because she said it helped us appreciate the good in life and could even make us happier (science now proves her right). This mattered to me...
by Kristen | Mar 23, 2018 | Helping Kids be Confident
This is the fourth in a series of six posts exploring the strengths that make kids intelligent, courageous, good with other people, involved in their communities and connected with something larger than themselves. The purpose of the series is to give you new ideas...
