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Raising Confident Girls
Many parents today have discovered an enjoyable way to help their daughters develop self-confidence and learn to express themselves freely-two proven traits that help kids resist peer pressure. Young girls can learn these and other important characteristics through movies, DVDs and games, as well as in role playing.
According to experts at Columbia University Medical Center, a youngster with healthy self-esteem is better able to resist negative peer pressure than one who is insecure. Fortunately, parents can help by staying involved. As they watch a DVD with their children, parents can point out when the characters are acting with self-reliance and then ask their own girls what they would do in similar situations.
Messages such as positive self-assurance, building self-esteem and independence can be found in a series of films starring the popular Bratz dolls characters. For example, the new CGI-animated, full-length film "Bratz: Genie Magic," available on DVD from Fox Home Entertainment, follows the Bratz on a magical adventure. Yasmin, Cloe, Sasha and Jade think it's their lucky day when they make friends with a teenaged genie named Katia. She has magical powers and, best of all, she can grant wishes. They don't expect things to get wild and crazy when a secret is revealed about the genie girl that thrusts the Bratz into a world of intrigue and adventure.
The movie, which features the voices of Tia Mowry and Soleil Moon Frye, brings the popular girls to life like never before and addresses life-building situations.
Young women can learn valuable lessons that can be applied to their everyday lives from the Bratz adventures. The DVD teaches young girls important lessons such as having your own peace of mind and taking actions based on what you believe is right. Don't be afraid to ask questions and have the courage to have an opinion. Don't always believe what people tell you. Ask questions if it seems wrong and make up your own mind. Also, don't be afraid to speak up and say what you feel. Your opinion matters.
BONUS : Raising 'emotional Intelligence' Through Play
Every day, children face mental and emotional challenges that require patience, understanding and good judgment. How can parents teach their children to cope with this complex world?
Oikos Global has created games designed to do just that. Oikos Games 1, 2 and 3, each aimed at a different age group, help children raise their emotional intelligence through rewards and consequences, repetition and play. The games involve various interpersonal situations that children may encounter in their lives. Through lively participation and dynamic interchange between parents and children, the games reinforce positive behavior.
"As a learning tool, Oikos Game provides a venue for players to talk about emotional and interpersonal skills while having fun," said Dr. Michael Rayel, a psychiatrist and inventor of Oikos Games.
Oikos Games focus on developing positive social skills for children and young teens to reduce conflict and increase their self esteem. Here are a few of the skills that the games teach:
* Assertiveness: This involves expressing one's desires, opinions and ideas in a tactful way to avoid hurting the feelings of others.
* Active listening: This aims at improving empathy through frequent eye contact and the use of gestures and verbal cues to encourage open communication.
* Anger management: This concerns techniques to increase self-control. Children learn how to cool down and to explore alternative behaviors.
Oikos also offers daily inspirational cards to encourage principles of success, such as "be persistent," accompanied by a mini-biography of a famous person who illustrates this idea.
Several Oikos games and products, including Fikloo and Wordigy, have won the 2006 Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award given by Martin-Ola Press, a Missouri-based company. The award recognizes "products of outstanding quality that support family values." Products are judged based on how they help children grow ethically, socially, intellectually, emotionally and physically.
Oikos Global, too, honors and recognizes children and teenagers who have made a positive difference in their schools and communities through its own Oikos Global Award.
Every day, children face mental and emotional challenges that require patience, understanding and good judgment. How can parents teach their children to cope with this complex world?
Oikos Global has created games designed to do just that. Oikos Games 1, 2 and 3, each aimed at a different age group, help children raise their emotional intelligence through rewards and consequences, repetition and play. The games involve various interpersonal situations that children may encounter in their lives. Through lively participation and dynamic interchange between parents and children, the games reinforce positive behavior.
"As a learning tool, Oikos Game provides a venue for players to talk about emotional and interpersonal skills while having fun," said Dr. Michael Rayel, a psychiatrist and inventor of Oikos Games.
Oikos Games focus on developing positive social skills for children and young teens to reduce conflict and increase their self esteem. Here are a few of the skills that the games teach:
* Assertiveness: This involves expressing one's desires, opinions and ideas in a tactful way to avoid hurting the feelings of others.
* Active listening: This aims at improving empathy through frequent eye contact and the use of gestures and verbal cues to encourage open communication.
* Anger management: This concerns techniques to increase self-control. Children learn how to cool down and to explore alternative behaviors.
Oikos also offers daily inspirational cards to encourage principles of success, such as "be persistent," accompanied by a mini-biography of a famous person who illustrates this idea.
Several Oikos games and products, including Fikloo and Wordigy, have won the 2006 Parent to Parent Adding Wisdom Award given by Martin-Ola Press, a Missouri-based company. The award recognizes "products of outstanding quality that support family values." Products are judged based on how they help children grow ethically, socially, intellectually, emotionally and physically.
Oikos Global, too, honors and recognizes children and teenagers who have made a positive difference in their schools and communities through its own Oikos Global Award.
