Affirmations For Children

  For those of you who are unsure of what an affirmation is, it is a positive phrase that an individual either reads, says out loud or meditates with. This phrase helps us to visualise what we want for ourselves. For example, if you are a smoker and you want

to give up smoking, you would not tell yourself that "I won't smoke today", you would tell yourself what being smoke free means for you, stating something like," I am strong, I have strong will power and I will be healthier. I will only put things into my body that help me to be strong". I think that we all know that using affirmations on a regular basis is a fantastic tool for changing things in our lives including our own self image. Why not use it as a tool for children. When they hear and read the same thing over and over again, the words become part of who they are, just like if a child were to hear that they were stupid everyday, it would only take a short time for them to truely believe that they are stupid and that there is no hope.

  My daughter had alot of trouble with school for a number of years, both with bullies and some scholastic difficulties. I thought it would be a great idea to get her some affirmations that we could put in a place where she could see this everyday. Just so that she could start believing in herself again. It didn't seem to be enough to hear from me that she was brilliant. We changed these affirmations weekly, writing up a new one on her mirror and decorating it. I believed that a she only needed to read them or see them for the affirmations to have an affect.  Now , she just has cards that she puts on a little mirror on her desk, very inconspicous, but so that she can see it every day. Being able to see the affirmation everyday helps to change thought processes and make positive thought processes more concrete. As these positive thoughts become more ingrained, it becomes harder for them to be chopped down by the hateful comments or actions of others. She changes it when she feels like it which tends to be once month. I truely believe that this has helped with her self confidence.My daughter now seems to get her confidence from within and she is happy to try pretty much anything. She even tries her best at the stuff she doesn't like. She is still pretty bad at maths,and it upsets her sometimes, but hey, she gives it her best and she excells at everything else. Here are a few of the affirmations we use. I hope you find this useful

I BELIEVE IN ME

I AM SPECIAL, THERE IS NO-ONE ELSE LIKE ME                                                 

THE TRUTH IS IMPORTANT TO ME

I AM PROUD TO BE DIFFERENT

IF I THINK I CAN, I CAN                           

I CHOOSE TO MAKE TODAY A GREAT DAY

I HAVE GREAT IDEAS

MISTAKES ARE OK, THEY HELP ME LEARN