Méline: This article was written by a sweet friend of mine, we have met during the Glastonbury weekend workshop. You can find out more about Johneal underneath the article and on his website: http://www.metachangetherapies.com/
The summer holidays are long gone and with that the wonderful if slightly stressful period of having the kids at home all the time..
However the start of a new school term can be a good time to step back and reassess your own sub-conscious beliefs and self talk, which in turn has a tremendous effect on how you relate to and nurture your child’s self worth and self belief.
Below are a few pointers on enlightened parenting and planting positive seeds of self esteem in your child that honours your truth as well as theirs.
- Recognise (and consistently reiterate the message) that your child is inherently worthy and lovable, and that this is not based on their doing things right or the way you want them done at any time. Even where you need to correct, or pull your child up for inappropriate behaviour, doing this in a manner that validates them as being worthy and lovable.
