supporting kids’ emotional growth Archives - UPower Presentations - Sara Westbrook https://upowerpresentations.com/tag/supporting-kids-emotional-growth/ Motivational Speaker About Confidence, Respect and Resilience Sun, 15 Jun 2025 23:08:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 Who Your Kids Hang Out with Matters https://upowerpresentations.com/friends-influence-choices/ https://upowerpresentations.com/friends-influence-choices/#respond Wed, 04 Jun 2025 23:05:59 +0000 https://upowerpresentations.com/?p=6864 Kids don’t always realize that the people they spend time with influence their choices, behaviour, and how they’re perceived — by peers, adults, and even authority figures. Friends influence choices in ways that can affect a child’s confidence and sense of self. That’s why it’s so important to have conversations about who they’re choosing to […]

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