We have all had emotional wounding in our lives. Usually the negative beliefs about our capabilities, appearance or skills was given to us by someone in our early life experience. The hurt or criticism was typically handed out by a caregiver, parent
Body Language – Model Confidence
Hello from beautiful Montana: Body Language is the communication of relationships. Verbal language is the communication of information and is really only processed and remembered about 20% of the time. Model confidence in your posture, gestures, facial expressions and approachability and you
Problem Kids – Parents Training
Problem Kids or Parent Training. Much like the age old question of which comes first, the chicken or the egg? Many of the parents I see in my work as a family relationship author and trainer are not confident of
Safe and Protected Children – Parents and Adults Protect From Harm
Safe and Protected Children – Parents and Adults Protect From Harm The fundamental need of every child is to feel safe and protected. Children want to trust the adults in their lives to take care of them and protect them from
Encourage Without Unrealistic Praise
Everyone likes to be praised, right? Actually, too much praise can have a boomerang effect if the recipient of the compliment believes it is untrue or unrealistic. It can also cause distrust or discouragement of other members of the team or family.
5 Tips for Confidence in Conversations
For many people, the mere idea of social situations and conversations through them into anxiety. Just the thoughts of beginning a conversation with a stranger, or co-worker, can bring out latent inferior feelings and lack of confidence. I have gathered
Carboard Boxes and Blank Walls – The Challenge of Every Military Wife
Cardboard Boxes and Blank Walls- the Challenge of Every Military Wife © Judy H. Wright http://www.ArtichokePress.com What do you mean we have to be across the country next week? How can the kids be pulled out of sports, school and
5 Transition Tips for Back to School and Daycare
Hello from beautiful Montana: Where did the summer go? I’ll bet all of you are wondering the same thing. It is time for back to school and daycare if your children have been cared for by summer help. This feeling