Children’s Activity: Affirmation Colouring
Our brains listen to EVERYTHING that we say, as though taking instructions from us. If we tell ourselves that we are stupid, silly or useless, our brain believes it and our confidence and self-esteem begins to drop. If we tell ourselves that we are kind, clever and capable, our brains take that as an instruction and we can see our self-esteem rise. The value we place on ourselves increases.
Children learn their internal language from the adults around them. Their parents, friends, teachers, professionals that they meet….. all those comments that they hear become part of their internal dialogue.
Thinking about HOW we talk to children, but also how they talk to themselves, is therefore vital to supporting their internal narrative.
Affirmation Colouring
Next steps
- Download colouring sheet here
- Take some time to talk about the words we use to talk about ourselves
- Identify positives about ourselves
- Enjoy some time to colour
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