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“I don’t want to be too confident” says a 15 year old to me in our first session. He has started with me because his mum believes he has potential he is not reaching. “Too confident makes you arrogant”, he says. At 15 years old, friendships and being socially accepted is very important for him. He holds himself back in his behaviour, attitude and opinions in an effort to fit in. He doesn’t feel great about it either but he is stuck - how can he be himself and risk being left out? Does this resonate with you right now as an adult?

Confidence, ResilienceDimuthu PereraJuly 13, 2021confidentkids, confidence, wonderfulme, wonderful, potential, kids, mindset

Your child needs a Mentor

Traditional Mentor/Mentee relationships are most commonly found in the workplace or are related to our careers. However, having someone to look up to is important in childhood. Many children will identify fictional characters such as super heroes as their idols or mentors. This provides very little realistic value for them and can make the child feel extremely disempowered at the inability for them to see themselves in their hero.

Relationships, ConfidenceDimuthu PereraOctober 23, 2020mentors, superheroes, confidentkids, child coaching, wonderfulme

Ask POWERFUL questions.

My husband showed me a list of common interview questions that was published in an article on LinkedIn. I read through these 20 questions and they made me laugh. Are they really still asking senior managers “where do you see yourself in 5 years?”