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Lastly, like with many things you are hoping to make habitual for your kids, the younger you can get them started on practising positive affirmations, the better. If you can build positive beliefs and emphasise focusing on the positive with your children from the get-go, that is much less of a challenge than changing the negative beliefs that an older child may have already established. By using positive affirmation cards regularly, you create an opportunity for yourself to become aware of how your thoughts affect how you feel and live. Do Affirmations work? The Science behind them One of the key psychological theories behind positive affirmations is self-affirmation theory (Steele, 1988). So, yes, there are empirical studies based on the idea that we can maintain our sense of self-integrity by telling ourselves (or affirming) what we believe in positive ways.

A note on affirmations: If you’re creating your own affirmations, please ensure that you keep them phrased in a positive way. Many practitioners who work with affirmations (such as those who study NLP) assert that the unconscious mind does not understand negatives and will translate any negatively phrased affirmation in reverse. For example, instead of saying “I am not worthless, I am worthy” say, “ I am worthy.” Or instead of saying, “I will not be mean to myself” say, “ I treat myself with kindness.” According to Louise Hay, affirmations and positive thinking expert, the morning is a great opportunity to practice mirror work, in which you recite affirmations while looking at yourself in the mirror.

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Positive affirmations, in contrast, are described by the Psychology Dictionary as brief phrases, repeated frequently, which are designed to encourage positive, happy feelings, thoughts, and attitudes. They hold no spiritual or religious meaning in the traditional sense and can be used for many purposes. If an affirmation such as “I love and accept you” feels too difficult, focus on a milder affirmation such as “I am learning to love and accept you” or “I want to love and accept you more.” 4. Repeat your affirmation (with feeling)

Aronson E. (1969). The theory of cognitive dissonance: a current perspective. In Berkowitz, L. (editor). Advances in Experimental Social Psychology. New York: Academic Press, 1–34.Similarly, in the BBC’s new series of Moodboosters videos which are aimed at primary school age children, Strictly dancers Amy Dowden and Oti Mabuse have used phrases like ‘ I feel good ’ and ‘I am hyped ’ to energise viewers. The use of positive affirmations in Moodboosters films was a conscious decision to get viewers practicing this technique.

Rather than encouraging someone to convince themselves that their negative belief is not true, the idea behind using affirmations is to teach people to redirect their focus to a positive belief that is no less significant than the negative belief. If they can get into the habit of using positive affirmations regularly, they will be able to build a greater sense of self-belief, self-worth, and competence. They may help us to perceive otherwise “threatening” messages with less resistance, including interventions (Logel & Cohen, 2012); These positive affirmations for teens are inspired by this article from the Positive Affirmations Center, and this video by Jason Stephenson. (The video is highlighted again later in the article.) 11 Positive Affirmations for Kids A: It’s normal to feel a bit self-conscious or silly when starting out with mirror affirmations, especially if it’s something you’ve never done before. Remember that no one else is watching, and that you are doing this for yourself and your own wellbeing.After all, what better opportunity for that forgotten part to finally grab our attention than face-to-face in front of a mirror? According to psychotherapist Ronald Alexander of the Open Mind Training Institute, affirmations can be repeated up to three to five times daily to reinforce the positive belief. He suggests that writing your affirmations down in a journal and practicing them in the mirror is a good method for making them more powerful and effective (Alexander, 2011). Can They Help with Anxiety and Depression? Stand in front of the mirror and look at your reflection. Take a few deep breaths to calm your mind and center yourself.