#raisingresilientkids

[lasteveharvesting]

#clothdiaperlife

[rebeccajordan092]

Parents also need to be consistent, firm and direct. Children are looking for direction and need the parent to be the director in their life. This means that parents need to have a foundation to work from. As a parent you need to establish a moral compass to live by and guide your child…

[readersmag]

Kids are at a stage where the world’s all sunshine and rainbows. This time, we have to teach them how to weather the storms. Life is filled with ups and downs, and children are not immune to challenges. Whether it’s academic struggles, social conflicts, or personal setbacks, these experiences can profoundly impact a child’s self-esteem and sense of self. As parents and educators, we should help children develop a strong sense of self-worth. Children are known to be optimistic despite their age. Young as they are, it might be that certain naivety that comes with being a child. Take them being excited to play in the rain or a puddle, for example. For us grownups, the rainy weather might be a bummer, but not for these youngsters. There’s even a book utilizing that analogy, comparing it to how we should face life’s challenges…

[citizenstewart]

👪 As parents, we want to raise resilient children who can handle life's challenges with confidence and grace. That's why it's important to teach them the value of resilience from a young age.

🌟 By encouraging our children to face their fears, take on new challenges, and learn from their mistakes, we are helping them build the mental strength they need to overcome obstacles and bounce back from adversity.

🙌 It's also important to model resilience ourselves as parents. When we show our children that we are capable of handling stress and adversity with grace, we are setting an example for them to follow.

👉 So let's make resilience a part of our parenting philosophy. Let's support our children in taking on new challenges, teach them to embrace their mistakes, and help them build the mental strength they need to thrive.

💪 Share in the comments below how you help your children develop resilience. Let's inspire each other to raise strong, resilient kids! #parentingadvice #raisingresilientkids #mentalstrength #nevergiveup #growthmindset

[responsiveparenting]

Posted @withregram • @nurtureparentingmagazine To our little heroes 🧡 Share this to give honour to our little ones' bravery and resilience 🌻 x o x o x o x o 🌻 Quote by Edward F Steiner and shared by the lovely Suzy Hammond in Nurture's FB group. #nurtureparentingmagazine #nurturemagazine #resilience #children #family #mumlife #dadlife #kidsofinstagram #mumsofinstagram #dadsofinstagram #parentingresources #parentingsupport #supportforkids #supportforfamilies #childhood #raisingresilientkids https://www.instagram.com/p/CFPusy6HfOx/?igshid=1xsu6qr8fze56

[getupandthrive]

🚨Kids can #getupandthrive❗️ * * * ✍🏿 Check out my latest article on helping kids thrive in @hawaiiparent ⬆️ #linkinprofile. * * Raising expectations for our kids helps them reach & try hard things and if they fail it’s an opportunity to build resiliency #itsawinwin * * * When my kids were younger it was very important for me to set the expectations that we live in a community in our house. Part of that means, we all clean, cook and contribute in some way. * * There were days where it would have been easier for us to do it ourselves and leave them out, but it was important for me to help them build certain habits. * * Once my kids got to a certain age I could definitely feel the effects of their contributions & I’m so thankfuI I chose to #raisetheexpectation * * Whether it’s helping around the house, academic pursuits, or anything else-there are simple strategies we can put in place to help raise the expectation and help kids rise to them. * * * What ways can we help kids thrive? * * #helpkidsthrive #kidswhothrive #helpthembuildresilience #raisingresilientkids #startearly #sayitoften #communitycontributor #ifyouhavekids #workwithkids #yuptheygotthis #socialemotionallearning #seleducation #socialemotionaldevelopment #habitsofperformance #buildinghabits #goodhabitsforkids #helpthemthrive #resiliencymindset #getupandthrive #bloggish #writersgonnawrite #writeon https://www.instagram.com/p/B7_RO0FHvNJ/?igshid=1u9qwfgo3ditb

[jillwarren628-blog]

What Are They Thinking?

So call me slow, but I just now read about the 'gender creative' boy and his family who proudly support their "little rainbow." Really, folks?

I work with children. I worked with young children, 3-5 year olds, for 20 years before moving on to the middle schoolers I currently teach. Dress-up play was always a favorite activity among my preschool boys. They always wanted to put on the princess dresses, strings of beads, and little plastic pumps. They looked at themselves in the mirror in the play area and clunked around the classroom carrying pink plastic purses. This is a perfectly normal activity for children as they grow up and has never, until now in our hyper-sensitive society, meant that a child was anything more than an average, everyday, normally- developing human being enjoying some innocent childhood play.

Not that there's anything wrong with anyone's self-ascribed sexuality...I, for one, am over the whole thing at this point. Most of us simply don't care about anyone else's sexuality, and frankly, we're tired of hearing about it. The only people who don't feel as though the issue is getting enough attention are those that are more worried about their right to express their own personal sexuality than they are about any other of the myriad of social issues facing our country today . The hell with our trillion - dollar national debt...not providing gender - appropriate restrooms...now THAT'S the real travesty!

Listen, folks, this boy at the age of 3 isn't gender-creative. HE'S A KID! I have a 9 - year old student who has stated different times that he thinks he "may be gay" or "identifies with the LGBT community." We listen to him, nod, affirm that we heard what he said, and move on. What we don't do is hand him a dress, make a poster calling him our "rainbow student", and parade him around the school. Kids try things on...they experiment. This has long been accepted as part of normal childhood development. What's the big deal?

In my opinion, we have just completely gone around the bend. In our efforts to be progressive and enlightened, we are ascribing motives to our children's behavior that simply aren't there. How do I then explain a young boy's prolonged interest in dress-up past preschool age? Positive reinforcement. Attention. It's simple behavior theory. Any behavior that is rewarded will continue. Any behavior that is not rewarded will not continue. Children want to please their parents,and if they think their parents want them to be little rainbows, they will be.

At 3 years old, it is just poor judgment on the part of parents to promote or deter any particular type of gender play. Let your boys play with dolls...it helps them learn to nurture. And if your little girls want to play with trucks, don't sweat it. It doesn't MEAN ANYTHING. It is a child's job to play and try things on.

I'm reminded of the Adam Sandler movie,"Big Daddy", where Sandler ' s character, an immature man who can't commit decides to impress his ex-girlfriend by taking in a little 5 year-old boy who lost his mother. Being an individual who rejects any kind of adult behavior, Sandler decides to let this kid, among other things, wear whatever he wants. The boy chooses a metal spaghetti strainer for a hat, wraps a necktie Rambo - style around his head, slops around in man - sized galoshes, and wears a myriad of other strange items around the neighborhood, to school...you get the picture. In a comedy film where one would expect to laugh, this is funny and even cute. In the real world, endorsing or, God forbid, promoting odd behavior in your child is foolish at best. Creativity can take any one of a thousand forms. In this day and age of bullying and cyber-suicides, wouldn't it be better to encourage a form of creativity that won't place a target on your child's back? Or cause him embarrassment later on when his sexuality is fully developed and he realizes he is a garden-variety heterosexual? Why not allow your child to distinguish himself in ways that won't set him up for a hard road at a time in his life that's already challenging enough?

Take your son to the boys department at Walmart and show him a selection of outfits that he can choose from. Teach him how to match his clothes, practice rounding up and estimating, addition and budgeting. Help your daughter choose outfits that fit your wallet and allow her to express and respect herself at the same time. If by chance your child expresses a desire to dress in clothing designed for the opposite gender more than a few times, it might be time to take a look at things a little closer, and that's okay, too.

It's also okay to just be a kid. It's okay as a parent to have a life and be messy sometimes. It's not a catastrophe if you make a mistake and slip off the 'Perfect Parent' list once in a while. It's alright if your kid falls down and cuts his knee on the driveway learning to ride his skateboard. And it's alright to ask them to wear gender - appropriate clothing until they are of an age where they can independently declare their sexuality. Kids aren't made of glass unless we teach them to be...it is our job to teach them to be resilient and thoughtful adults , rather than self-absorbed, entitled ninnies. It won't stunt any child's creativity to ask them to adhere to some simple guidelines in their wardrobe choices. Your young son wants to put on you lipstick? Let him try it, plant a kiss - print on your cheek, and send him on his way. He'll in all likelihood forget about it.

It's just not that hard, people. Relax.