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Teach Kids to Think, Discuss, and Build Character with 3 Easy Sentences
by: Jean Tracy. MSS
What’s next? Teach your child 3 easy sentences to tell him/herself in difficult times. You'll be more effective if you use these sentences out loud before, during, and after diffficult times in your own life. Make sure your child hears these sentences often:
3 Easy Sentences:
1.Things aren’t terrible or awful.
2.This is just inconvenient.
3.Things don’t have to go my way.
Think about it. Awfuls and terribles don’t really exist. Things are the way they are. The trouble starts when we use awful and terrible to describe the difficult events in our lives. This is extreme thinking and it is negative.
Teach your child that difficulties are just inconvenient. Inconveniences are not terrible and awful.
Finally, things don’t have to go their way. Teach your child to accept the reality that he/she is not the King or Queen of the universe. If they were they could make things go their way. They’d have the power. Accepting that things do not have to go their way frees them from hiding inside the invisible box. Being free helps them face the challenges in their lives with a positive attitude.
Take the time to discuss your child’s thoughts and feelings. Teach your child to use the 3 easy sentences with their 3 simple and deep meanings. You’ll be helping your child step outside the invisible box. You’ll be parenting well. You’ll be building character too.
About The Author
Jean Tracy, MSS, Edmonds, WA, USA
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