Purposeful parent Kirk Berry shares powerful perspectives on developing self-respect & self-confidence in children through intentional conversations. Kirk is an impactful author of the book “5 Powerful Tips for Motivating Youth”, educator, motivational speaker, & a father of two.

Kirk discusses ideas such as recognizing that love & time go together, being an “authentically positive” person, prioritizing self-confidence, living life respectfully & honestly, giving honest praise in areas where child is skilled, how failures can lead to self-confidence, having appropriate responses when children are truthful, affirming child’s physical boundaries with other people, asking children to explain the aftermath of a particular “lie” to show the downsides of lying, validating nervousness as natural & encouraging preparation to overcome it better, the importance of putting other positive role models near your children, asking child about other people in their life to highlight positive & negative influences, highlighting the book by Stephanie Humphry: “Don’t Let Your Digital Footprint Kick you in the Butt”, the importance of having a dialogue and not a monologue, & making connections to what is relevant to a child NOW,

Kirk’s parenting mission statement: “Love my children the same but treat them differently based off the ways their individuality is set up”

Connect w/ Kirk at:

Website - https://www.kirkberry.com/

Instagram - kb_power

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeCenb_qdR6Jbqc7MxBOWfQ (MrKBPOWER)