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    I Am Inspiration!: Emotional Intelligence, Key to Success
    I Am Inspiration!: Emotional Intelligence, Key to Success
    I Am Inspiration!: Emotional Intelligence, Key to Success
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    I Am Inspiration!: Emotional Intelligence, Key to Success

    By Arna Baartz

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    Emotional intelligence is the key to success! Addressing a spectrum of intelligence brings about noticeably better results for children, particularly those who may have previously slipped through the gap.
    I AM Inspiration supports the vision of a sustainable future by nurturing the childs personal development through connection, motivation and self-examination. Exactly what educators need to usher in a brilliant future for all.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBalboa Press
    Release dateSep 1, 2011
    ISBN9781452540849
    I Am Inspiration!: Emotional Intelligence, Key to Success
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    Arna Baartz

    Arna Baartz is a writer, educator and award winning Artist with an enduring love of the visual arts as a method of expression, personal growth and communication. Arna lives in the beautiful Northern Rivers of New South Wales with her loving partner and eight wonderful children.

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      ‘I think ‘I AM’ is very good. Arna is a very passionate person and should teach lots of kids. Her art is good and pretty and she is very detailed with her work. She gives good ideas and tries to do her best of explaining things to make them sound easy. So in my opinion she rules.’ Jack Roworth aged 10

      This well considered, insightful and comprehensive program for building self-esteem in children fills a critical gap in our school’s resources. Nikki Oughton BA, BA Hons (Psych) Registered Psychologist

      ‘The I AM Program addresses childhood empowerment at the core, going beneath social/cultural difference to expose the unifying attributes of humanity- a valuable and inspiring text for educators that wish to make a difference!’ Andrew-James Williams-Tchen, National Coordinator of Aboriginal Mental Health First Aid, Director/Senior Educator Girraway Ganyi Consultancy

      I AM Inspiration is BRILLIANT for developing all important intelligences, namely intra and inter personal skills, supporting the development of the moral, spiritual and social child. Connie Bergquist, Child Care Educator, 13yrs

      My 4/5/6 students have been working with Arna on the I AM Program this year and they absolutely love it. As a school Principal and Special educator, I strongly recommend the program to other schools. Our students learn in different ways and this program caters for the learning needs of all students. The lessons are creative, highly motivational and inspirational. They draw strongly on The Eight Intelligences of language – logic, emotions, spatial, kinaesthetic, music, interpersonal, intrapersonal and naturalistic fields. Arna is truly gifted and dedicated to the program and has an unconditional love of all children. Margaret Eaton, Principal, Stokers Siding Public School NSW

      ‘I noticed Kasper stopped and listened intently when Arna read the story, ‘I am a STORM’, identifying with his own storms ‘ Kasper’s mum

      "I AM Inspiration is a great way to help kids like I was… in need of greater love and self-esteem so I could make better choices….I support the mission of the I AM Program…." Gerry Robert, Bestselling author of ‘The Millionaire Mindset’

      "It is important for children to have caring and trusting relationships with the primary caregivers in their lives. The I AM Program provides opportunities to build such relationships" Jasmine Dyball, Early Childhood Teacher

      I AM Inspiration!

      Emotional Intelligence, Key To Success

      Arna Baartz

      Copyright © 2011 Arna Baartz

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping or by any information storage retrieval system without the written permission of the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

      ISBN: 978-1-4525-3716-0 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4525-4084-9 (ebk)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2011915123

      Any people depicted in stock imagery provided by Thinkstock are models, and such images are being used for illustrative purposes only.

      Certain stock imagery © Thinkstock.

      Printed in the United States of America

      Balboa Press rev. date: 8/25/2011

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      Contents

      Endorsements

      Forward

      Welcome

      Note to Educators

      Our Mission Statement

      The I AM Program gives back

      About ‘I AM Inspiration!’

      What is The I AM Program?

      Why ‘I AM’?

      The Eight Intelligences

      Cognitive Development

      Self-Esteem

      Self-Esteem and Connection

      Self-esteem, Emotional Intelligence and Learning

      ‘Negative’ Emotion

      Anger

      Boundaries

      Self-Awareness and Choice

      Loving and Caring for Self

      Using Language to Encourage and Inspire

      The Kindness Tree:

      Thoughts and Emotions

      Correct Thinking

      Emotional Support for Whole Health

      Tips for Daily Health:

      BULLYING

      Addressing Bullying With Emotional Intelligence

      The Bully

      Counselling Tips for a Bullying Child

      Bullying and Emotion

      Supporting the Angry Child

      Printout for Parents of Children Who Bully

      The Bullied

      Being Assertive

      Developing Assertiveness

      What to do if YOU are Being Bullied

      Action and Affirmations

      Growing a Powerseed with Positive Affirmations

      Printout for Parents of a Bullied Child

      Tips for protecting children from being aggressive or passive:

      Setting Boundaries around Media- For Parents

      BRAIN GYM

      The Power of Music on Self-esteem, Memory and Learning

      Life is Music

      Tools to Relax the Brain for Happiness and Learning:

      Inspiration and Motivation

      Tips for Inspiring and Motivating Children:

      Affirmations for Educators

      LIST OF EMOTIONS

      The Emotion Scale

      Three Workshops

      The I AM Program Workshops 3-5yrs

      I AM Worth it!

      The I AM Program Workshops 6-9yrs

      Self-Acceptance BIG TIME!

      The I AM Program Workshops 10-12yrs

      Unity Puppets

      Forward

      I AM A RAINBOW

      I AM A STORM

      I AM A PUDDLE

      I AM Not A Caterpillar!

      I LOVE FOOD!

      EDGAR

      As High As Dad’s Shoulder’s

      SUNNY SAVES HIMSELF

      Sunny Saves Himself

      I AM A PUDDLE

      POSITIVE BOUNDARIES

      I AM WORTH IT

      Afterword

      About the Author

      Contact

      More I AM Workshops

      Resources

      Suggested Reading

      Bibliography

      For my eight shining stars and for Ross

      Inspiration is the state in which heart and mind are connected

      Deepak Chopra MD

      Forward

      In 1975, three behavioural psychologists conducted experiments on groups of 2nd and 5th graders. To summarize, the experiments split school children into three groups.

      The first groups were treated as normal school children, but with teachers using little or no extra motivational influence for the children to learn materials and complete assigned tasks and testing.

      The second groups were given the same coursework and assignments, but their teachers were instructed to utilize a special vocabulary for motivation, so as to attempt to persuade the children to do well in their work and assignments. For example, You should study hard and try to do well on the next test, was the type of strategy employed.

      In the third groups, students were again assigned the same work, but this time teachers were instructed to assign attributions to the students, in the form of praise and confidence reinforcements. For example, You are doing very well in these assignments, better than I could ever have hoped for. I’m sure you will do well on the test, was the type of tactic used in the third groups.

      For reference, the 2nd graders were trying to learn math, while the 5th graders were learning how not to litter and to clean up after others. Thus, there was one learning scenario, and one cognitive behaviour scenario.

      The results were the same in both the 2nd and 5th grade students: The children in the first groups (the control groups) performed at the lowest levels of the three groups.

      The second groups, who received persuasive suggestion that they should try to be good students (or that good students should pick up after each other), were placed second in performance evaluations.

      And the third groups, the groups who were prematurely awarded the attribute of being good students (or being responsible non-litterers) and then given confidence boosters of how they would do in testing, performed at the highest levels of all the groups. (Published in The Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 1975)

      So what does this study suggest? It suggests that the way children see themselves directly influences their performance levels in both coursework and behavioural interactions. It suggests that the attempt to persuade a child to try to be a better person (if they were to simply do this or that) actually might subconsciously suggest to them that they are not already that valuable person, and it just might offer them the opportunity to prove this concept of valuelessness if they happen to fail at their task.

      Henry Ford, the American automobile pioneer summed up the effect of mental outlook in his simple statement, Whether you think you can, or you can’t, you are usually right.

      Within the pages of this book is a program that addresses the most effective strategy in helping children to succeed, both personally and academically. The I AM Program takes the fundamental principles of developmental psychology, and applies self-esteem building practices and positive self-perception exercises that help children build a more positive personal outlook, learn about their individual emotional landscapes and thus improve their very capabilities to operate in their ever expanding worlds.

      In my work with both children and adults, from a pattern recognition standpoint I’ve discerned that when a child gets angry, it is because they are having an emotional reaction to something that their identities have attached to that is currently not meeting their expectation. Similarly, when a child gets sad, they are reacting to a loss of something that their identities have attached to which they do not want to lose. When a child is fearful, they are concerned that they are going to lose something to which their identities have attached. And confidence to be able to perform a task is of course dependent on how a child perceives their own identity. Am I someone who can do this? Thus, any program that positively adjusts a child’s perception of self, improves confidence, and provides a level of emotional understanding that allows them to understand and deal with their feelings… is a HUGE WINNER and one that our global education systems are in dire need of. These types of influences can affect a child’s life and

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