Listen "I’m Not Very Good At..."
Episode Synopsis
We have all heard a variation of one of these comments from our children - “I am not very good at... ‘this is rubbish’, ‘I can’t’, I’m not good at…’ but what does it mean?? There are potentially 6 different reasons why and yet, it is doesn’t really matter which reason it is – the comments tell us something about how they are experiencing things right now AND how to help them.I will talk you through my 6-point solution – what to do and how to solve the issue longer term.Here are the highlights: (00:33) From low confidence to attention-seeking - what does it mean? (04:02) Children are insanely present (07:06) We have two ears and only one mouth (10:38) Acknowledging how our children feel (15:46) Failure is a part of life (19:46) We need to get real and be honest with our kids (23:02) Silencing the inner critic💚 Let's grow our village together, please share this episode with at least one friend 💚 Complete the listener poll to let me know what you'd like in future episodes💚 You can watch the Bucket Emptying Episodes on Youtube💚 Access the free resources mentioned in the episodes💚 Join our campaign One Million Moments to reduce the number of children struggling with mental health challenges from 17% to 10% by 2025. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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