SO
SO OUR
SO OUR MAIN GOAL AS PARENTS IS TO RAISE GOOD PEOPLE, RIGHT? KIDS WHO ARE CONFIDENT, STRONG
AND KIND.
HOWEVER, EVERY PARENT KNOWS
THAT GETTING YOUR KIDS TO OPEN
UP AND TALK CAN BE HARD.
BUT A BOOK JOURNAL BASED ON
POSITIVE
AND
AND CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IS HELPING PARENTS.
JOINING ME NOW IS THE CREATOR
OF THIS JOURNAL ALEXANDRA,
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
ME.
I HAVE TO SAY YOU ARE WINNING
AT PARENTING BECAUSE YOU
ACTUALLY CREATED THIS JOURNAL
FOR YOUR SON RIGHT?
YES, I CREATED THE FIRST BIG
LAB JOURNAL WHEN I WAS PREGNANT
WITH MY SON AND I KNEW THE
IMPORTANCE OF GIRLS MINDSET
DEVELOP IN SELF ESTEEM AND
DEVELOPING THAT RESILIENCE
MUSCLE.
SO I WANTED TO CREATE A TOOL
FOR ME AS A PARENT TO HELP MY
CHILDREN LEARN SO THEY CAN HAVE
EVERY OPPORTUNITY IN LIFE AND
ONCE WE CREATED THE FIRST
JOURNAL WE PUT IT OUT THERE.
THERE WERE SO MANY PARENTS AND
TEACHERS INTERESTED IN IT SO IT
BECAME A COMPANY AND WE HELPED
OVER HALF A MILLION CHILDREN.
OH THAT'S GREAT.
SO WHAT WAS GOING TO SAY IS NOW
TALKING ABOUT GETTING YOUR
CHILD TO HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET
.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?
AND I LOVE THAT BECAUSE THIS IS
A JOURNAL MY DAUGHTER ANAIS AND
IT'S JUST FUN.
I EVERYTHING IS FUN.
IT'S IT'S NOT SCARY OR OVER
THEIR HEADS IT'S JUST FUN.
SO HOW DOES THIS WORK?
SO MY MISSION WAS ALWAYS TO
MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR PARENTS AND
FUND FOR CHILDREN AND LIKE YOU
SAID IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT'S
HOMEWORK SO CHILDREN LOVE
WORKING ON THE JOURNALS.
IT'S ILLUSTRATED THE JOURNALS
HAVE STORIES, QUOTES AND WE
EVEN HAVE A PODCAST THAT GOES
WITH A JOURNAL.
SO WE WANTED TO CREATE A REALLY
MULTISENSORY EXPERIENCE FOR
CHILDREN SO THEY CAN LEARN
DIFFERENT WAYS.
AND HOW DOES A GROWTH MINDSET
BENEFIT CHILDREN GROWS MINDSET
IS VERY BENEFICIAL TO CHILDREN
BECAUSE IT EMPOWERS THEM AND
WHEN CHILDREN HAVE A GROWTH
MINDSET THEY UNDERSTAND THAT
THEY CAN ESSENTIALLY LEARN
ANYTHING AND THEY CAN DEVELOP
THEMSELVES.
THEY CAN DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS,
THEIR TALENTS, THEIR ABILITIES
.
THEY ARE NOT FIXED IN ANY WAY
AND AS LONG AS THEY WORK HARD
AND PRACTICE AND GET HELP FROM
OTHERS THEY CAN DO ANYTHING.
AND I THINK THAT'S A REALLY
IMPORTANT THING BECAUSE WE WANT
OUR CHILDREN TO FEEL LIKE THEY
CAN DO ANYTHING.
SO HOW CAN PARENTS,
GRANDPARENTS, AUNTS AND UNCLES
,GUARDIANS, HOW CAN THEY HELP
CHILDREN DEVELOP THAT GROWTH
MINDSET?
SO MODELING IS NO.
ONE PARENTING TECHNIQUE AND
THAT'S WHAT WE RECOMMEND TO
START WITH.
IF YOU WANT YOUR CHILDREN TO
HAVE A GROWTH MINDSET, YOU NEED
TO MODEL GROWTH MINDSET AND
EVEN THE JOURNAL FOR CHILDREN
THAT WE HAVE IS DONE TOGETHER
WITH A PARENT.
THAT'S HOW MUCH WE BELIEVE IN
INTERAC BETWEEN A PARENT AND
CHILD AND FOR EXAMPLE YOU CAN
TALK ABOUT YOUR MISTAKES TO
YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR FAILURES
AND WHAT YOU LEARN FROM THEM
BECAUSE WHEN CHILDREN HEAR US
TALKING ABOUT OUR OWN MISTAKES
THEY REALIZE THAT EVERYONE
MAKES MISTAKES.
THERE'S NOT A BIG DEAL AND YOU
CAN LEARN FROM THEM.
THAT'S THE IMPORTANT PART AND
IT'S OK.
EVERYONE KNOWS THEIR CHILD.
EVERY CHILD IS UNIQUE.
I FELT LIKE WHEN WE BOUGHT OUR
JOURNAL SHE WAS MAYBE A LITTLE
YOUNG FOR IT ALTHOUGH THIS IS A
REALLY LOVELY PICTURE OF ME.
I LIKE THAT YOU ENCOURAGE THE
CHILDREN TO WRITE.
WHAT ARE SOME TIPS FOR KEEPING
BOTH PARENT AND CHILD ENGAGED
IN DOING THIS BECAUSE A GOOD
FRIEND OF MINE MY FRIEND HER
AND HER DAUGHTER, THEY
COMMITTED TO IT AND THEY GOT
THROUGH IT.
IT WAS AMAZING FOR THEM.
WE ARE GETTING BACK ON THE
WAGON NOW.
SO WHAT ARE SOME TIPS FOR
STAYING ENGAGED?
SO WE RECOMMEND TO MAKE IT A
FAMILY RITUAL.
SO FOR EXAMPLE, YOU CAN SET A
CERTAIN DATE AND TIME EVERY
WEEK WHERE YOU SIT TOGETHER
WITH YOUR CHILD AND WORK ON THE
JOURNAL TOGETHER AND THEY WILL
BE LOOKING FORWARD TO IT
BECAUSE IT'S A SPECIAL TIME
WITH A MOM OR DAD AND YOU CAN
EVEN TAKE THEM OUT TO A
FAVORITE CAFE TO A PARK.
SO MAKE IT FUN, MAKE IT
INTERESTING AND MAKE AN EVENT
OUT OF IT.
I THINK THAT'S GREAT AND MAKE
PUT IT ON THE CALENDAR THAT IS
KEY ESPECIALLY FOR SO MANY
OF US BUSY PARENTS.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CREATING
SOMETHING THAT IT'S
APPROACHABLE, IT'S FUN FOR KIDS
AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT IS IT
IS SOMETHING THAT'S NOT SO
SCARY FOR US PARENTS TO KIND
OF DO AND HAVE A GUIDEBOOK.
SO THANK YOU, ALEXANDRA.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.
WHERE CAN PEOPLE FIND OUT MORE
INFORMATION THEY LET YOU KNOW
THAT COME THAT'S THE PLACE TO
GO AND WE HAVE A TON OF FREE
RESOURCES AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WE WILL HOPEFULLY TALK TO YOU
AGAIN SOON.
THANK YOU.
WOW.
WELL THIS SHOW HAS BEEN PRETTY
FUN SO FAR AND I DON'T WANT TO
END BUT ALAS IT MUST COME TO AN
END.
BUT WHEN WE COME BACK IT'S TIME
FOR A LIGHTNING ROUND JORDANOV
I HAVE BOTH WRITTEN UP