Teaching my dyslexic son to have confidence in himself, was like hitting my head against an unbreakable brick wall.
Believing in my own abilities as a child was equally an impossibility, due to my severe dyslexia and academic difficulties in school.
How could I possibly be brave? How could he either?
When a child hears from their parents, their teachers and their friends that they can't achieve certain endeavors, they slowly begin to believe this affirmation and it inevitably leads to self doubt and failure.
In order to change my son's line of thought, I sat with him and created this book of self-belief, kindness to others and most importantly, self love and appreciation.
I noticed how as he read it constantly, his confidence slowly began to grow. He started to believe in himself, and the result slowly emerged into the ability to make friends, the capacity to have courage and the vigor to work harder in school.
And so it was important for me to share this amazing book with the world.
My hope is that kids of all ages can read it not just once or twice, but all the time, so that the positive declarations read out loud can be imbedded in their subconscious.
Children all over the world need to understand that all the strength that they need is within them, despite what others might say or think, and regardless of any disabilities that they might be struggling with.
A child can then ask the question:
Am I enough to be me?
And the delightful reply would be:
Oh yes I am