Positive affirmations are a great way to help your child feel really good about themselves, to feel confident in their abilities and the person that they are. In general regular use of positive affirmations will help your child to love themselves and life.
What are positive affirmations?
Positive affirmations are statements we say to ourselves and also that we say to other people. Often children here lots of negative affirmations, such as:
- You can't have that
- You can't do that
- You're so messy
- There's not enough money for ...
They also receive negative messages from television, from teacher, from other children, etc.
Getting into a habit of using positive affirmations to ensure your child receives more positive messages than negative messages is an important gift any parent can easily give to their child.
Positive affirmations
Here are a selection of affirmations that can be used with your child. Use them genuinely and at appropriate times. Children see through false statements.
- You are a really kind child
- You're so creative
- People love to hang out with you
- You are a great kid to be around
- I love that you treat your friends so kindly
- You're really great at drawing picture, riding your bike, counting...
- Thank you for your help, you are a great help
- I really love hearing your ideas
- I can see that you have really concentrated on that
- You are so beautiful
- You are really thoughtful
- You are so kind to animals
- You can do it
- You can do anything you really want to
- You are full of good ideas
- That's a great question
- You deserve to have wonderful things
- You are a great kid, I love you
- You are smart
Look for positives
As parents we all need to look for the positives in our children. When we focus more on the positives your child will be happy and confident and feel empowered to believe in themselves. Children respond so well to positive affirmations and as a parent you can't give them too many.
Tip: Look for ways to use positive affirmations in every situation and have fun creating your own.
Get your child to make up affirmations
Teach your child about using affirmations and see how many they can create for themselves.
Get them to start with "I can..." or "I am..."
- I can ride my bike really well now
- I am a good friend
- I am good at playing musical instruments
- I am good at spelling
- I can count to 10
- I am a great kid
- I am smart
Post your affirmations around your home
Post positive affirmations around your home as constant positive reminders. These will rub off on all of the family. You can also put a little affirmation note inside your child's lunchbox or school bag. Grab any opportunity you can to affirm positive messages to your child.
Wendy Tomlinson - Professional Life Skills Coach and Law of Attraction Practitioner empowering people to live the lives they want.
