Positive Parenting Talk - Positive Vocabulary for your Child

Have you ever noticed how many more negative than positive words we tend to use in our daily language? For instance, I bet you could think of 10 different ways to say you're in a bad mood today, "annoyed", "fed up", etc etc etc. But people tend not to use such a large variety of words when it comes to positive emotions.

So today's idea is to help your child to develop a wide variety of vocabulary to describe positive emotions. You can simply get a list of words and then use them as a spelling practise!

Here are a few suggestions to start you off:

blessed
blissful
blithe
cheerful
chipper
chirpy
contented
delighted
ecstatic
elated
exultant
glad
gleeful
gratified
jolly
joyful
joyous
jubilant
lively
merry
mirthful
overjoyed
perky
pleased
sparkling
sunny
thrilled
tickled pink
upbeat

Happy parenting,