Celebrating Your Child's Gifts and Encouraging Growth
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CELEBRAT
ING
YOUR C
HILD’S
GIFT
S AND
ENCOURAGING
GROWTH
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MY BACKGROUND
• Mother of 4 children
Educator for 23 years
Masters of Education
Love learning, love reading and love people
FIGURE OUT WHAT WORKS
• Know Yourself
• Know Your Children
• Connect with Others
LOGICAL-------------------------------EMOTIONAL
Feeler/emotional/sensitive:
Strengths:Weaknesses
Scenario: My child is upset because he/she was not invited to a birthday party
Logical/rational/thinker:
StrengthsWeaknesses
Perfectionist:
Strengths
Weaknesses
PERFECTIONIST -----------------------------------EASY GOING
Easy going/laid-back:
Strengths
Weaknesses
Scenario: My child came home with a 80% on a test.
Strong Willed:
Strengths
Weaknesses
Scenario: My child has a friend who is always bossing him/her around.
STRONG-WILLED-------------------------------COMPLIANT
Compliant
Strengths
Weaknesses
Flexible/Creative:
Strengths
Weaknesses
Scenario: My child forgot to turn in his/her assignment.
FLEXIBLE-------------------------------------------STRUCTURED
Structured/Organized
Strengths
Weaknesses
EMPHASIZE CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT
• Identify your own emotions
• Focus on what they can control
• Focus on strengths more than weaknesses
You can’t always prepare the road for your child, but you
can prepare your child for the road.