5 Awesome Tips to Increase Your Teenager’s Self-Confidence
Posted: July 20, 2019
Here’s a fact that’s pretty much beyond debate: being a teenager is hard! What’s easy though, is for adults to forget just how tough it can be. Kids experience a world of change as they develop. New experiences challenge everything they thought they knew; physical changes create anxiety and sometimes it feels impossible to find confidence and establish a sense of identity.
As a parent, we can feel a sense of helplessness. We all want our kids to build confidence, find healthy habits and discover themselves. Fortunately, there’s a lot you can do to guide your teenager into increased self-confidence.
How Can Parents Increase Their Teen’s Self-Confidence?
Building a Stick to it attitude in sports and life.
Posted: June 19, 2019
Building a “Stick To It Attitude”
Today I’d like to talk about tough situations, struggles, failures, and the importance of following through in a manner that promotes growth in children. When things get tough for our kids the two most common ways parents handle these situations is to either swoop in and be the hero or to leave them to “figure” it out. This could mean doing their homework for them, not pushing them to get back up on that horse, or allowing them to quit a sport/activity that they love simply because they have hit a roadblock. The issue is that in most cases both of these choices rob our kids of the chance to learn, overcome, and become a stronger individual. So how can we “parent” our way through a tough situation to help our kids become the best versions of themselves?
Here are a few ways we can develop a “stick-to-it” attitude:
It’s UMA Parent Week! Pumped to get ready for this Saturday’s Belt Promotion with the Parents! #FresnoUltimateMartialArts #UltimateMartialArts #MartialArts #Clovis #Fresno #Karate #Kickboxing #JiuJitsu #MMA #KidsActivities #BrazilianJiuJitsu
Posted: May 24, 2019
It’s UMA Parent Week! Pumped to get ready for this Saturday’s Belt Promotion with the Parents!
#FresnoUltimateMartialArts #UltimateMartialArts #MartialArts #Clovis#Fresno #Karate #Kickboxing #JiuJitsu #MMA #KidsActivities#BrazilianJiuJitsu