Conversations with Kids - Week 13
For parents and guardians where we give you prompts so that you can have more meaningful conversations with your children to help them build key characteristics such as mental toughness, resilience, confidence, creativity, focus and so on.
A Question for your Kids
What animal do you see when you think about “being brave”?
Improves:
Bravery
Imagination
Directions for Parents:
Share what animal you see in your mind when you think about being brave. Talk about why that is, situations the animal is likely to come across from hunting for food, defending itself and its family or standing up for what it wants. Then liken that to your life and your child’s life and sport. You may want to ask questions about the costs and benefits of being brave in different situations.
Ideas for Kids:
- What other words do you think of when you think about your animal?
- What other animals do you consider as brave too – think about small, vulnerable animals comparing them to larger strong animals?
- When have you been brave this week?
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Best Wishes
David Charlton
Online Sports Psychologist for Kids who supports many youngsters and sports parents so that they have more fun and get the most from their talent across the globe from USA/Canada to Great Britain and Ireland to UAE, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand, using ONLINE Video Conferencing.
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Founder of The Sports Psychology Hub.
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