Mama Needs A Moment

Ep. 31 - Getting Your Child Educational Support in School & Building Confidence w/Jessika Shields

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Imagine having a trusted guide who empowers parents by providing resources and support that takes them from guessing what to do, to taking actionable steps. Our guest, Jessika Shield’s is an educator, licensed educational psychologist and parenting coach. She utilizes her educational background, company and podcast to help parents gain a sense of control over their children’s education, growth, and development. She coaches parents with relationship building, navigating education systems, special education, nurturing giftedness, mental wellness, and early interventions that work.

In this episode you will hear us discuss:

  • Jessika shares a bit about her childhood and how she was raised.
  • The specific events in Jessika’s youth that directly impacted the direction of her life.
  • Jessika discusses her business, Stronger Minds, Stronger Youth and her podcast Parent Them Successful that she started while also having a full time job as a School Psychologist.
  • She shares the biggest hurdle, regardless of the state of residence, that families have to overcome in order to receive additional support for their children in a school setting
  • Actionable steps parents can take in finding solutions to problems that arise when seeking support for their children.
  • How to help children with mild learning difficulties improve their overall confidence and motivation to learn.
  • Steps parents can take to make their child feel less anxious about limitations and instead feel good about their natural strengths.
  • Sibling rivalry and ways parents can address the arguments for a more peaceful home.
  • Jessika shares how she leveraged her strengths in order to achieve her life’s goals and provides advice for our listeners on finding and leveraging their strengths, while also determining their life goals.

    • Mindset, the New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

    My Grandfather's Blessings, Stories of Strength, Refuge, and Belonging by Rachel Naomi Raman, MD

    https://jessikashields.com

    Building Child Confidence Intensive Workshop Series - http://www.buildingchildcompetence.com

    www.herhealthcollective.com

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