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Positive thinking is key to getting through lockdown with everyone's sanity in tact. Our list of positive affirmations for kids can help children get through lockdown smoothly by encouraging resilience, hope, self-motivation and confidence.
Lockdown can feel like an emotional rollercoaster sometimes. One day you're full of the joys of spring - baking, doing arts and crafts with the kids, catching a tan in the garden...others, it can feel like you're under indefinite house arrest with advanced cabin fever, surrounded by the most annoying people in the world. Keeping mind and body healthy is essential.
We can all benefit from bringing more mindfulness into our lives right now. We're living in extraordinary times and circumstances most of us had never even imagined to be a remote possibility. This is a great time to surrender to living in the moment - as they say, don't worry about tomorrow, as tomorrow will take care of itself. No one can ever know what the future will bring, but today we can focus on ourselves and how we react to our individual situation and surroundings.
For kids, lockdown can be overwhelming and disconcerting. Missing friends, routines, sports, family and school, the world can suddenly feel unsafe and kids can end up feeling insecure and adrift. By demonstrating positive thinking to our kids, by voicing positive thoughts and staying away from depressing and alarming news and rumours around them, we can help our children ride out this challenging time with a positive mindset.
Regular use of affirmations can help to cultivate a growth mindset, where children believe that their innate abilities can be developed with dedication and focus in order to achieve their dreams and aspirations. A growth mindset will enable them to trust that they can do anything they put their mind to. Cultivating a growth mindset in your children will also result in their realising that their capacity to cope with new and challenging situations can be strengthened.
Positive affirmations can be a real help in keeping kids focused on what they can control in the present moment. Affirmations are a powerful tool for manifesting positive change in our lives, keeping the inner critic at bay and focusing ourselves on our strengths, capabilities and possibilities. We have made a list of our favourite positive affirmations for kids which should help keep kids positive, mindful of how unique they are, and hopeful for the future.
Parent-Child Affirmation Relay
A great way to start your children's affirmation practice is to go through the affirmations with them verbally. Pick out some positive affirmations that resonate with your child, sit down with them face-to-face, and repeat the affirmation back to each other. For example, you can take your child's hands in your own and say to them: "You are free to make your own decisions. You can be whoever you want to be." They repeat back, "I am free to make my own decisions. I can be whoever I want to be." You can do this several times a day, every day, until it becomes a habitual thought for both your child and yourself.
Affirmation Board
This is a great way to keep kids reminded of their affirmations as they go about their day. Simply write your affirmations on a white board or write them on bits of paper and pin them up on a cork board. Keep your affirmation board somewhere the kids will see it constantly, such as the kitchen or living room. Every time they see their affirmation on the board it will reinforce the mantra.
Mirror Notes
Another way to make sure your children are reminded of their positive affirmations is to write them down on post-its and stick them to their mirrors. They can also write these phrases on their mirrors with coloured pens so that their positive affirmations are one of the first things they see when they get up.
Art Class
Have an arts and crafts session and get the kids to make their own bookmarks featuring positive affirmations of their choice. They can also do posters for their positive affirmations to put up in their room or around the house. The whole house will soon be overflowing with positive thoughts and positive vibes.
Read The Disclaimer
At Kidadl we pride ourselves on offering families original ideas to make the most of time spent together at home or out and about, wherever you are in the world. We strive to recommend the very best things that are suggested by our community and are things we would do ourselves - our aim is to be the trusted friend to parents.
We try our very best, but cannot guarantee perfection. We will always aim to give you accurate information at the date of publication - however, information does change, so it’s important you do your own research, double-check and make the decision that is right for your family.
Kidadl provides inspiration to entertain and educate your children. We recognise that not all activities and ideas are appropriate and suitable for all children and families or in all circumstances. Our recommended activities are based on age but these are a guide. We recommend that these ideas are used as inspiration, that ideas are undertaken with appropriate adult supervision, and that each adult uses their own discretion and knowledge of their children to consider the safety and suitability.
Kidadl cannot accept liability for the execution of these ideas, and parental supervision is advised at all times, as safety is paramount. Anyone using the information provided by Kidadl does so at their own risk and we can not accept liability if things go wrong.
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