I also empowered her by saying that she does know when she is not being kind, and that she can choose differently, like counting to 100, doing some stress relief breaths or asking for help.
By offering my child these two pieces of information -- that I trust her, and that her activity will now be monitored by the school district -- I would empower her to make appropriate life choices.
It's empowered her to say yes or no.
And then, in addition, haven't I done everything I can to empower her to trust herself and completely reinvent her world if she changes her mind?
"Allowing Alayna to develop a positive self-image now, I believe, can empower her for the longevity of her entire life".
The volunteers were usually very aware of navigating the line between having a close and supportive relationship and creating dependency: ' My instinct would be to be a little bit more motherly, but the whole point is I want to empower her.
I really wanted to empower her".
"But I thought, if we can take this girl on a journey, where we empower her and don't leave her as a victim, that's job done".
