Quiet Time Notes

Notes from my daily Quiet Times with God

Raising Awesome Kids - Nurturing Confidence (part 1)

December 28th, 2008
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Early life is a long struggle for self-esteem
Kids can be viciously cruel to one another

If not watchful, we will be completely oblivious to difficulties our children are facing

Wrong Foundations of Confidence

Physical Appearance

If we make it a big deal, we are setting u our children for problems
They will gauge their self-worth on appearance and judge others that same way

• What happens when there is someone else better lookig?
• What if their suffer a disfiguring injury?
• What happens when they get older?

To build confidence on a solid foundation:

• Give God credit for every gift God has given your child including appearance
• Teach them continually about this - gives them a humble appreciation
  
• Teach them the value of what is inside

Lord does not look at the things that man looks at - 1 Samuel 16:7

Notes from: Raising Awesome Kids by Sam Laing.