How To Help Your Kids Build Confidence
When it comes to raising children, the phrase “it takes a village” is truly no joke. On today’s episode of The Decide It’s Your Turn™ Podcast, Mary Frances and Jill Peterson stop by to share how to help your kids build confidence through self-worth & compassion.
In this Decide It’s Your Turn™ episode, you will learn:
- How to navigate raising children in their developmental phase
- The power in community and role models
- The importance of teaching self-worth to help kids build confidence
- What SEL facilitation is
A Time of Discovery
[6:38]
When we become adults, we oftentimes forget what it was like to be a child and unafraid of risks and putting ourselves out there.
[7:04]
It’s important that as parents, one remembers to be patient with their child as they are going through their adolescent development and figuring out and discovering who they are.
[8:13]
Creating and teaching our kids to express themselves through communication is the key part of their development and helping our kids build confidence.
[10:30]
Bringing in people from your community and role model figures will help re-iterate to your child in a powerful way the same things you’re teaching them about what is right and what is wrong.
How To Help Your Kids Build Confidence
[13:41]
When something takes off in popularity within society, much like social media, it’s hard to know what the long-term effects may be.
[15:09]
As we all now know, social media only continues to grow over time. Because of this, it’s pivotal we teach and reiterate to kids their own self-worth.
SEL Facilitation
[22:12]
The technique Mary and Jill use in their programs with children is SEL faciliations, also known as Social Emotional Learning.
[22:43]
Making a breakthrough to children can be difficult, but getting back on their level no matter their age will allow them to feel respected.
[27:11]
As someone is developing it’s essential we allow them space to process their emotions in a healthy way.
About Jill Peterson & Mary Frances:
Jill Petersen is a serial optimist with a bubbly personality and animated expressions. She is a wife, mother of two boys, and seeks fun in everything she does! She is an experienced coach & former leader at lululemon, where she spent nearly a decade building her passions and career. Her superpower lies within connecting & building trust quickly with others to help people find their greatness.
Jill holds a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies (Communication) and (Mass Communication) from Arizona State University. She received a certificate in Mindfulness Leadership from ASU in 2018 and is Yoga Alliance 200-hour certified.
Mary Frances is an avid community supporter, adult cheerleader, experienced coach & leader. Part of her joy as a mentor is not just being the one who leads but also having the ability to raise others to live into their leadership potential. She has a B.S. in Exercise and Wellness from Arizona State University and an MBA in the school of hard knocks. She started her entrepreneurship journey as a certified Crossfit L2 coach and gym owner, where she worked with hundreds of kids, teens, and adults.
She is an H-O-T leader: Humble, Open, and Transparent, sharing about her tumultuous past dealing with family trauma, abuse, CPS, and a broken home, all of which have led to a strong desire to break the mold and assist others in doing the same.
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