Monday, April 22, 2013

Hiking and Your Chlld's Self-Esteem





DID AN AMAZING HIKE TODAY!   HIKING IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITE FAMILY ACTIVITIES.  MY GOAL WHEN MY SONS WERE LITTLE WAS TO TEACH THEM TO APPRECIATED NATURE AND APPRECIATE SPENDING TIME TOGETHER.  WHAT OCCURRED TO ME TODAY WAS THAT IT’S A GREAT WAY TO BOOST KIDS’ SELF-ESTEEM….ACTUALLY ANYONE’S SELF-ESTEEM!  WHEN A LITTLE 8 YEAR OLD GIRL, FOR EXAMPLE, DOES A CHALLENGING HIKE, SHE WILL FEEL GREAT ABOUT BEING THE ONE WHO WAS ALWAYS IN FRONT, OR BEING THE ONE WHO RAN CIRCLES AROUND HER PARENTS.  WHEN SHE GOES TO SCHOOL THE NEXT DAY, SHE WILL ALSO HAVE SOMETHING TO BRAG ABOUT……“WE DID THIS REALLY HARD HIKE….!”  JUST GETTING TO THE TOP OF THE HILL CAN MAKE HER FEEL PROUD OF HERSELF AND GOOD ABOUT NOT QUITTING EVEN THOUGH IT WAS HARD!!  THE OTHER GOOD THING IS THAT WE PARENTS CAN’T HELP THEM…EVEN IF WE WANTED TO….I KNOW I WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO CARRY AN 8 YEAR OLD.  ANYWAY, HERE ARE PICTURES OF THE HIKE I AM VERY PROUD OF HAVING DONE!  FOR MORE PICTURES:  
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