Confidence, Trust Belief

Some quotes to encourage

1. “The central struggle of parenthood is to let our hopes for our children outweigh our fears.” ~ Ellen Goodman
2. Children remind us to treasure the smallest of gifts, even in the most difficult times.” ~ Allen Klein
3. “I thank God for my handicaps, for through them I have found myself, my work and my God.” ~ Helen Keller

FAITH

Greek Meaning: 
The name Faith is a Greek baby name. In Greek the meaning of the name Faith is: Confidence; trust; belief.

I chose my daughters name well didn't I. It is funny how life works,  i actually chose her name even before she was born or before i was having problems with my pregnancy. Maybe God was trying tell me something.

Confidence

I pray her name meaning will come to life, she has grown so much in confidence over the last 11 years, but it didn't start that way. She was an emotional wreck angry, full of tantrums and frustration until we moved her to a special needs school and slowly they had to build her confidence up again as it seemed it was totally robbed in mainstream to the extent that she was petrified to do something wrong she would get panicky and want to go to the toilet. We eventually had to explain to her that it is ok if she doesn't get it right, she wont be sent out the classroom or be embarrassed in front of the class. She now slowly with support has gotten better. 

Trust

I think special need kids find it very hard to trust people, because they been let down and broken down so much by people and are emotionally so scared to show them selves freely that they lack the ability to truly trust someone and know that they will catch them when they fall. Even Faith she knows we love her and are proud of her but with her general anxiety disorder she never trusts that we are ok if she doesn't get great marks or get first in a race we constantly have to repeat it over and over to her. it is like this anxious little man sitting on her shoulder always whispering negative things and we have to sit on the other shoulder whispering positive things to counter the GAD all the time. I guess kids always want to please there parents and imagine how difficult it must be for a special needs child when they find life difficult in general they must constantly think they are never good in anything. But we need to teach them to trust that we will catch them when they fall, that we will be that warm blanket to curl up in and we will hold them tight when nights are dark and tears want to run down there face. They need to take that leap.

Belief

I pray that as Faith will grow she will believe in herself, in her abilities, in her soul and heart and believe that she has a place in this world, regardless all the silent disabilities she suffers with. That she believes that we will always encourage and guide her and that she will believe that her life journey is already an accomplishment considering she could of died. I pray that she will believe that life is beautiful and she will break through all the negativity and words like she cant do this and she cant do that and believe that she is an awesome, beautiful, sensitive, loving child and she has a lot to offer this world.

As a parent of a special needs child

I have confidence in my child Faith

I have trust in my child faith

and I believe in her

these 3 things i need to teach and tell her each day so she never will forget the amazing journey she started and that she will accomplish what God has in store for her regardless her special needs. 

Have Faith in your kids too.