Are You A Mind Reader

Are you a mind reader? Do you know what goes on in your child's world? More than likely you make assumptions. In fact, you make assumptions about everything your child does, right? You make up motives for his actions and for his lack of action. And you are guessing.
Do you know you can ask your child what he is feeling and thinking? You can ask your child what he feels and thinks about things and people and events.
What if you actually knew what it is like to live in the world as your child?
Well, you cannot live exactly as your child does. However, you can get a good idea of what it is like for him. do you think having such a connection may help to build your child's self esteem?
While you are at it--share how it is living in the world as you. Children often fail to realize parents are people.

Can Do KIds

What do you think your child would do if she knew she could not fail? What if your son discovered that swinging at the baseball with his eyes closed did not lead to many successful hits and there was probably another way to succeeed at that task?
Does your child decide whether or not to do something based upon whether or not he thinks he will succeed?
When asked what he would be doing if he had not invented the light bulb on his 10,000th attempt, Thomas Edison replied,"I would be in the lab working on number 10,001. Not here talking to you.
You can raise children whose only question is, "How can I do it?" Such a person knows there are no failures. There are only results other than what we had pictured. And there is always another way to attempt until the desired result happens. Always...when you are a Can Do Person.
Is it hard to raise a Can Do Kid? Actually it is easier than parenting any other way.