Here's what parents should know about affirmation and how it can help nurture positive growth and development among children.

Positive declarations can enhance a child's academic and emotional development, resilience and overall well-being.

These affirmations work with November’s natural pull toward introspection and preparation. They’re designed for shorter days, ...

A couple of words of caution when creating your affirmations. First, choose affirmations that align to your personal convictions. The words will have the opposite effect if you don't believe them. Nor ...

A new study shows that short self-affirmations (simple reflections on personal values) can boost happiness and reduce stress.

Affirmations (meaning statements said with confidence about a perceived truth) have helped thousands of people make significant changes in their lives. But they don't always work for everyone. How can ...

I used to think positive affirmations, such as I am brave, were a silly New-Age concept that amounted to little more than wishful, magical thinking. Then I became a cognitive psychologist, and I ...

“I AM THE GREATEST!” Muhammad Ali affirmed these words, over and over again, until he became them. Science has proven that affirmations, when done correctly, are an effective tool for quickly becoming ...

Delores Kelley presented the "Creating and Using Affirmations" program to the Heart-N-Hands Extension Homemakers Club. The meeting and craft were held recently at the Pursuit Church in White Hall.