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Positive Self Talk Worksheet for Kids

Are you familiar with using positive self talk with kids? You can download a FREE positive self talk worksheet on helping develop positive self talk for kids at the bottom of the post.

Self talk is a mental strategy using self addressed cues (short phrases or a few words) to trigger appropriate responses by focusing attention on the skill or behavior to help improve performance.  Researchers indicate that self talk even improves sport performance. It can be more effective in certain situations.

 

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Tips on Using Positive Self Talk for Kids

Here are some suggestions to implement self talk:

1.  For tasks requiring fine motor skills or for improving technique “instructional self-talk”, such as a technical instruction is more effective than ‘motivational self-talk’ (e.g., “give it all”).

2.  Motivational self talk seems to be more effective in tasks requiring strength or endurance by boosting confidence and psyching-up for competition.

3.  Self-talk has a greater effect on tasks involving fine motor skills (such as sinking a golf ball) rather than gross motor skills (e.g., cycling). This may be because self-talk is a technique which mostly improves concentration.

4.  Self-talk is more effective for novel tasks rather than well-learned tasks because it is easier to improve at the early steps of learning.

5.  Practice your self talk using a consistent script in varying conditions to improve potential.

Examples of Using Positive Self Talk for Kids

Why not instruct children in scripts for self talk for certain skills? Here are examples using self talk to improve motor skills or life skills:

  • the child self talks handwriting strokes when writing letters. Many handwriting programs provide specific wording for each letter.
  • Self talk packing up school supplies and homework to improve organizational skills.
  • Follow a script for learning how to tie shoe laces.

Try encouraging children to re-frame their negative thoughts into positive thoughts.

Are you familiar with use positive self talk with kids? Self talk is a mental strategy using self addressed cues (short phrases or a few words) to trigger appropriate responses by focusing your attention on the skill to help improve performance.  Researchers indicates that self talk even improves sport performance and it is more effective in certain situations.  You can download a FREE worksheet on helping develop positive self talk for kids at the bottom of the post.

  • Try using motivational self talk (“I can run for 5 minutes”) when working on increasing endurance or strength.
  • Work on changing negative thoughts to positive thoughts using positive affirmations. Start with the FREE worksheet below.  This encourages children to have a growth mindset.

Download your FREE Positive Self Talk Worksheet

DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE POSITIVE SELF-TALK FOR KIDS WORKSHEET HERE

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Add Movement to Further Encourage Positive Affirmations for Children

Combine positive affirmations for kids and proprioceptive input with The Positive Path.  Children can jump along the path or do wall push-ups while they read words of encouragement.

Combine positive affirmations for kids and proprioceptive input with The Positive Path.  Children can jump along the path or do wall push-ups while they read words of encouragement.  Students can benefit from proprioceptive input to help get their bodies ready to learn.

Using the power of positive thinking with daily affirmations and physical activity can help students get their brain and bodies ready to tackle the school day.  FIND OUT MORE.

Would you like positive mindset resources for yourself? Check out Reflect and Affirm for FREE positive affirmations for adults.

Reference: Hatzigeorgiadis, A., Zourbanos, N., Galanis, E., & Theodorakis, Y. (2011). Self-talk and sports performance: A meta-analysis. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 6(4), 348-356.

Are you familiar with use positive self talk with kids? Self talk is a mental strategy using self addressed cues (short phrases or a few words) to trigger appropriate responses by focusing your attention on the skill to help improve performance.  Researchers indicates that self talk even improves sport performance and it is more effective in certain situations.  You can download a FREE worksheet on helping develop positive self talk for kids at the bottom of the post.

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