celebrating your child's gifts 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.