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The Growth Kit

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How To Raise Confident Kids

Here are practical strategies for instilling confidence in children by embracing failure, addressing fears, and praising effort over outcomes. The article emphasizes the importance of changing perspectives on failure, making it a teachable moment for problem-solving and resilience. It encourages open conversations about fear, fostering emotional intelligence. Effort-based praise is highlighted as crucial, promoting intrinsic motivation and resilience. Believing in children, making them feel valued, providing autonomy, and teaching problem-solving skills contribute to their confidence. The article also underscores the significance of establishing a secure attachment through responsive and empathetic parenting, fostering long-term positive development.

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Kids Nutrition: The Importance Of Establishing Healthy Eating Habits Early

Childhood is a critical period for growth and development, which is why it’s important to establish healthy eating habits early. A nutritious diet significantly influences cardiovascular disease risk, obesity, metabolic function, and cognitive development. Recognizing factors such as parental role modeling, peer influence, and food accessibility is a good start.

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Annoying Things Kids Do That Are Signs Of Healthy Growth

My kids are the single greatest source of joy in my life. But sometimes they just do really annoying things that frustrate the heck out of me. They have tantrums, they refuse to eat foods they’ve eaten 100 times before, they just barely cross the line of every boundary we’ve set, and they’re little angels to teachers, grandparents, and strangers but turn into Angelica Pickles as soon as they lay eyes on my wife or I.

As difficult as it is for the logical part of my brain to comprehend, it turns out that not only are these developmentally appropriate behaviors but they may also be signs of growth and intelligence.

Let’s dive in.

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What Is The Growth Kit?

I'm Brian Comly, a dad, husband, health and fitness enthusiast, and the founder of MindBodyDad.com.

I launched MindBodyDad in 2022 after realizing that I could combine my hobby of science-based self-experimentation and improvement with my love of teaching others. As a nerdy type who is always looking to find better solutions and improve upon different areas of my life, I realized that I could help way more than myself and my family as I dug through the science.  Since then I've written on a range of topics that pique my interest including the Zone 2 training, baby-led weaning,  seed oils, productivity strategies, baby reflexes, rucking, vision, behavior management strategies, sleep strategies, the benefits of weight lifting, takeaways from my favorite books, interviews with experts in a variety of fields, and lessons I've learned as an occupational therapist.  Each of these articles provide practical nuggets of information meant to help you grow.

Now, I'm bringing each of those articles to you with the help of a voice AI.  I created The Growth Kit podcast to continue providing practical strategies to improve your life, but now it’s coming through your ears instead of your eyes. 

If you like the sound of this then please subscribe.  Once you've listened to some episodes, please leave a review which will help spread the word about the podcast. 

Enjoy!

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