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Building Self Esteem
One of my favorite gifts that I ever thought to do for my son was a shockingly simple one. He was feeling blue (thanks to hormones) and not snapping out of it very well. I decided to make him a “You Are Loved” book. What is that? I made him a photo album, but not just any album. First I started with a picture of each family member and a little saying like… “Mommy loves you! Daddy loves you!” Till I had every member of our family. From there I moved on to action shots of him doing amazing things (or things I was proud of.) Like: A picture of him doing art with “You are such an amazing artist!” Him and his friends “You are such a good friend and kind to others!” You get the idea. Little ego boosts. This book has become a treasured keep-sake for my son. Even though its been years, he still flips through it now and then. For Christmas this year I plan on making him a new one. This time I’m just going to do it all digitally and order it on Kodak (I LOVE that website!) Here’s to gifting “outside the box!” AND building our children’s self-esteem. 4 comments from 4 users
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posted by
teacheroftwos
on Nov 26, 2008 at 06:57 AM
What an awesome idea! I may steal from you!
posted by
MiaMama
on Nov 26, 2008 at 10:48 AM
LOVE it! Handmade gifts rock!!! Today we're going to put together photo books (of baby) for all the grandparents (also online).Have a happy turkey day tomorrow! posted by
creatress
on Nov 26, 2008 at 11:54 AM
Photo books for grandparents are GREAT gifts!
Thanks teacheroftwos! Steal away! posted by
hmoeckli
on Nov 29, 2008 at 10:53 AM
That's a wonderful gift! I'm sure he'll treasure it forever.
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