Summer Sanity: 6 Ways to Build Your Child's Confidence #493
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Jun 25, 2025
The discussion focuses on rebuilding children's confidence during the summer. Creative strategies include fostering family connections through outdoor play and embracing boredom. Practical experiences, like running a lemonade stand, are emphasized as tools for growth. The podcast also highlights the importance of teaching financial literacy to equip kids with essential life skills. Engaging activities keep young minds active, while exclusive discounts for summer gear add a fun twist.
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Promote Outdoor Play Challenges
Encourage outdoor play and exercise as a family routine to rebuild connection and confidence.
Create fun challenges like hiking or biking goals with cool rewards to engage kids.
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Roughhousing Builds Connection
Kirk and his son played a chasing game where Kirk acted like the old guy and kids ran around the neighborhood.
This roughhousing built intense connections and was fun even for middle school kids.
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Practice Boredom to Boost Creativity
Purposefully practice boredom with your kids to develop their creativity and problem-solving.
Resist fixing their boredom immediately; this cultivates independence and reduces screen dependence.
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Sometimes the stress of the school year can strip your kids of their confidence and create conflict even with siblings. Kirk gives you 6 new, creative, and powerful strategies to rebuild your child's confidence, reconnect as a family, and help with screen dependence.
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