Episode 8. Encouragement: How to help grow happy children - and grown ups!

This episode was originally recorded during lockdown 3 in February 2021 but didn't get used immediately.

The ideas around encouragement are still useful though, as we continue to adjust to post-lockdown life and getting back to doing all the things we have to do in the everyday.

Challenging times need lots of encouragement to deal with. But how do we do it? Firstly, understanding what encouragement actually is.  Describing the difference between praise and encouragement and why knowing the difference is important. Encouragement is the act of increasing courage - the everyday kind. 

Self-encouragement is important because living in the world is challenging and learning how to be encouraging to ourselves is a huge skill to develop - so even if our cheerleading team isn't around, we can keep ourselves resourced.  We all need to feel connected, valued and competent in the world. This episode offers some thoughts on how to do that - for yourself and others.

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