6 affirmations to share with your child 

Off to school, ready to spread kindness.

Send them off with love

Our children aren’t born with the ability to understand other people and how we all should treat others. It’s our job as their parents to teach them and inform them how to conduct themselves in their social environments to feel confident and help other feels good too. 

Of course, most of us have encountered adults who don’t know how to conduct themselves or treat others with respect, and that is either how they were raised, or their own choice to be someone who makes others uncomfortable or hurt. Whichever the reason, at least we still hold the power to guide our own children to hopefully make the future generations a little kinder and respectful of others. Give a little love, and hopefully get a little love back. 

What I feel the utmost importance is, is how your child feels about them self. This builds the foundation of how they ultimately feel they want to treat others. When your child feels worthy of love and respect, they want to give it out. 

Look at it this way

Have you ever had someone hurt your feelings, or made you feel bad about yourself, or even just a crappy situation that made you stressed or frustrated and all you could do is spit it out at everyone around you? Not because everyone is upsetting you, but because YOU feel stressed or frustrated. I know I have. But when I feel good, and few like nothing can bring me down, all I want to do is show others how amazing they should feel too. And my children are no different. When Jackson is stressed or put down, he can be unkind or out of character. Helping him feel more calm and uplifted is my primary job when this happens, because he isn’t going to feel any better with scolding. He’s only going to feel kicked while he’s down. 

So how can you send your sweet and kind hearted child into the world with the best of intentions and all the love we want them to give to others? With little reminders like these:

Here are some affirmations you can share with your child 

  • Hold on to the love I give you everyday and take it wherever you go. 
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  • Don’t forget who you are, what you stand for, and where you come from.
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  • Put yourself in someone else’s shoes that feels lonely, hurt, or being made fun of.
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  • Respond with love when someone hurts you, or just walk away.
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  • Don’t be afraid to tell an adult if you see something wrong.
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  • Remember that not everyone you come in contact with has a loving home or parents that keep them safe and loved.