Author: Rita Offen Whatever your child’s talents, you can help him feel loved and therefore empowered to do whatever he desires. This involves concentrating on your interaction and personal relationship with your child, the language you use, the love you show, the trust and responsibility you bestow upon him, and just being happy with him whatever his likes and dislikes, and whoever he is. The way we think influences how we feel, our self-esteem and our achievement. I’m sure many of us can recall times when we had a thought, like for example, “I know I will let the team down again”, and then, true to our word, we do just that. So being conditioned to have positive thoughts rather than negative can make all the difference to us achieving our goals, and even when a child is good at something, he can achieve so much more and even be the best, if he believes he can do it. So how can we foster such a belief in our child? 1. Our language is powerful. Childre

Author: Rita Offen Personal power is the self-belief and confidence to know that you are capable of anything you set your mind to. It means you feel good about yourself, and that you do not rely upon others’ opinions to feel good about yourself. Such a strength is something we all want our children to have. Our children are indeed born with such qualities. They believe they can do anything, and won’t give up until they do, or get what they want. Unfortunately though, through life they pick up messages to the contrary. But there are ways that parents can teach their children and empower them to have the confidence to try new things and focus on their abilities rather than their failures:- 1. Lead by example. Our actions as parents are so powerful. Our children watch our every move. We cannot be telling our children what to do, if we do not follow our own rules. In fact, I would suggest that, in many things, children can learn perfectly just through watching u

Author: Rita Offen Whatever your child’s talents, you can help him feel loved and therefore empowered to do whatever he desires. This involves concentrating on your interaction and personal relationship with your child, the language you use, the love you show, the trust and responsibility you bestow upon him, and just being happy with him whatever his likes and dislikes, and whoever he is. The way we think influences how we feel, our self-esteem and our achievement. I’m sure many of us can recall times when we had a thought, like for example, “I know I will let the team down again”, and then, true to our word, we do just that. So being conditioned to have positive thoughts rather than negative can make all the difference to us achieving our goals, and even when a child is good at something, he can achieve so much more and even be the best, if he believes he can do it. So how can we foster such a belief in our child? 1. Our language is powerful. Childre

Author: Rita Offen Personal power is the self-belief and confidence to know that you are capable of anything you set your mind to. It means you feel good about yourself, and that you do not rely upon others’ opinions to feel good about yourself. Such a strength is something we all want our children to have. Our children are indeed born with such qualities. They believe they can do anything, and won’t give up until they do, or get what they want. Unfortunately though, through life they pick up messages to the contrary. But there are ways that parents can teach their children and empower them to have the confidence to try new things and focus on their abilities rather than their failures:- 1. Lead by example. Our actions as parents are so powerful. Our children watch our every move. We cannot be telling our children what to do, if we do not follow our own rules. In fact, I would suggest that, in many things, children can learn perfectly just through watching u