Here’s some welcome advice from my good friend Marnetta Viegas of Relax Kids…

It is so important that children wake up feeling great inside and grow up knowing that they are special. Children with a deep sense of worth and self esteem will find life easier and grow up enjoying each moment and challenge.

Affirmations are a powerful tools to help boost a child’s self-esteem. Getting children to repeat a positive quality or statement about themselves is key to developing their feeling of self worth and value.

Repeating positive affirmations brings calmness, positivity as well as power and inner strength.

Here are some positive qualities that you can use and encourage children to talk about, think about, feel, draw, repeat, practice, affirm, write and act out.

I am special
I am great
I am unique
I am confident
I am loved
I am powerful
I am courageous
I am peaceful
I am happy
I am determined
I am lucky
I am calm
I am bright
I am talented
I am clever

The more children (and adults, actually) think and feel these qualities, the more the qualities will be a natural part of their life.

This is something that we could all learn from – related to my earlier postings on the gratitude dance.

Take a moment to look at the Relax Kids CDs available from my site.

I have found these CDs and products AMAZING in helping my own kids and those of my patients with sleeping and behavioural disturbance, low mood, aggression, self esteem, bullying, or just plain feeling out of sorts!

Love & light,

Alison x

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Wow! I have just read Judith’s 1001 (yes, 1001) reasons to be grateful!

I have been encouraging the kids to notice the things they are grateful for every day, and Boy! does it change your outlook on life! However, I did not make the original EFT class and have not (yet) been keeping a gratitude journal (although I have a sneaky suspicion that here may be a use for the beautiful silver diary that Nathalie aged 6 gave me for my Christmas present).

Do have a read of Judith’s blog – you may only scan the gratitude list (I actually read it – wow!) – but she is so right! Judith is an inspirational and motivating lady whom I have met on the Moneygym, who owns several properties, several businesses, and loves business coaching, too!

As for my gratitude list for tonight – just a few, honest -

My children, Willow the licky loopy black labrador, Guy my soul mate, chef and husband, the tent in the garden, fresh air, green, plants, animals, healing, love, sunsets like this one in Barcombe, the clouds, God, the angels, intuition, my health, discovering the Moneygym, Liz Whiter, Jo Shawcross, my mother, horses, Wow, Betty, Dancer, my wonderful house, this amazing garden, which is bigger than any I have ever had or ever will in any previous or future life, the birds, the rabbits, our guinea pig colony, the holiday cottage, cattle, Middle Farm, violins, singing, piano, and I have to stop now because Guy wants the computer – roll on me setting up the wireless network!