building character in children Archives - UPower Presentations - Sara Westbrook https://upowerpresentations.com/tag/building-character-in-children/ Motivational Speaker About Confidence, Respect and Resilience Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:25:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Pausing – Your Secret Super Power https://upowerpresentations.com/pause-instead-of-reacting/ https://upowerpresentations.com/pause-instead-of-reacting/#respond Wed, 16 Apr 2025 19:50:08 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=6642 Sometimes kids say things that hurt—words that feel disrespectful. In those moments, it’s natural to react. But here’s something to consider: When we don’t react—when we take a pause instead of reacting—a shift can happen—our kids reflect on what they’ve said. And in that reflection, they often come back with something like, “I’m sorry I […]

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]]> https://upowerpresentations.com/pause-instead-of-reacting/feed/ 0 Crash Course on Resilience for Kids (Part One) https://upowerpresentations.com/crash-course-resilience-for-kids/ Thu, 08 Feb 2024 22:07:44 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=5384 I’ve been hearing more and more about the lack of resilience skills in our young people particularly noticeable in the aftermath of the pandemic. In light of this, I’ve created a crash course aimed at strengthening our children’s ‘resilience muscle’ for their overall well-being and future success. Here are the initial four strategies; stay tuned […]

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]]> Where’s the Parenting Manual? https://upowerpresentations.com/3-tips-for-parenting/ Wed, 28 Jun 2023 00:12:24 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=4867 When you become a parent, you are expected to know all the ins and outs of raising a child. You may still be asking – ‘where’s the parenting manual?’ –  especially when it comes to emotions. Since one doesn’t exist, I would like to share three tips I have learned from my parenting journey that […]

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