Have your kids ever said or done something that caused you to pause for a minute and think, “Wow, that was just like me.” As they grow and develop, they are of course their own individual people, but they also absorb parts of your personality and traits as well. One of the biggest parts of personality that is often handed down from parent to child is the ability to roll with the punches of life, and the child’s overall outlook on life. If you think about it, you absolutely want your child to grow up to be a positive person because you know that will lead to a happier life with far more success in personal and professional areas than if your child has a negative personality. Take time to review some positive thinking tips and apply them to your parenting style immediately.

One of the most important positive thinking tips that you should apply to your life today is to really step back and pay attention to the words that are spoken not just to your child but also in front of your child. Is your child constantly hearing a string of negatives such as that something cannot be done, something is too difficult to do, you don’t have enough money for something, or that something is taking too much time? Or is your child hearing uplifting statements such that nothing is impossible, a task can be accomplished if enough effort is applied, that you just need to dust off your knees and try again, and more?

After you have listened to the messages you are passing on to your child and that your child is internalizing, you likely will find that you need to make a few changes to be more positive yourself. Take time each and every day to say a few uplifting, motivating statements not just to your child but to others in earshot of your child. There is nothing more uplifting for you yourself to hear than to catch your own child repeating some of your positive, uplifting statements to others. If you are interested in applying positive thinking tips to your parenting strategy, the first step is to start with yourself.

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