Comments on: Empowerment a la Fishful Thinking

By: Gilliauna

Gilliauna — Sun, 02 May 2010 19:49:06 +0000

This is a wonderful message to convey to your children. My parents taught me that I can do anything if I put my mind to it and proved it by pushing me to help them with tasks around the house such as plumbing repairs, home repairs and do-it-yourself camping activities, etc. It's a lesson that should be passed on to every child. .-= Gilliauna´s last blog ..Artisan Jewelry $20 Store Credit Giveaway (Ends 5/8) =-.

By: Photina

Photina — Sun, 02 May 2010 16:40:36 +0000

This is a great theme. And I love fishful thinking. I will have to go browse on this subject.

By: Maureen

Maureen — Sun, 02 May 2010 14:33:53 +0000

Such a great theme! On my way to check out the link you posted. :D

Happy Sunday!

By: kerry bakken

kerry bakken — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:53:02 +0000

Yes, empowerment allows kids (and us) to believe that we can change our circumstances, that we can reach for more. Thanks for a good Sunday morning post!

Stopping by from SITS.

http://www.mommamaybemad.blogspot.com

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sun, 02 May 2010 13:31:34 +0000

I'm not a mom but realize how important lack of empowerment has been in my life. I see kids who've been given that gift and just love watching them live life more fully. Cheryl's last blog ..May Day Redux

By: debi9kids

debi9kids — Sun, 02 May 2010 05:13:31 +0000

Amen!
This is a great theme! And one I thoroughly encourage my children to learn from very early on…. it helps to instill great pride in themselves :)

By: Mona

Mona — Sun, 02 May 2010 05:00:14 +0000

I’ve found that children ultimately develop one mindset or another regarding their abilities. Some children are “performance” based — as in “I’m good at…” or “I’m bad at….” which parents unfortunateley reinforce in many ways. The superior belief system a child can form about himself is “learning” based, as in “I want to learn…” or “I can learn…” From this paradigm, nothing intimidates them as they are convinced that any skill or trait or accomplishment is within reach if they choose to invest themselves in the education and mastery of it. I wrote about this subject on my old blog, with my own mommy experience, last year at:

https://monasgospelmusings.blogspot.com/2009/03/clueless-or-creative-continued.html

It is not only vital to help our children feel that way about themselves, but our spouses as well — I’ve written (and podcasted) about how a wife may do this for her husband at Mona’s Musings (“My Hero”) just this week:

https://www.monasmusings.com/my-hero-3/

Thank you for addressing this subject! Soooo important.
.-= Mona ´s last blog ..My Hero =-.