Identifying Strengths

A little reminder that sometimes the most powerful conversations happen when we stop focusing on what's gone wrong and start noticing what's already strong.

After some miscommunication at school that left our daughter and her friend feeling a bit 💩, I pulled out Lucy Hone's strengths cards.

The girls identified their individual strengths, then discovered the strengths they shared. Together, they arranged those shared strengths into the shape of a heart.

It shifted the conversation completely.

Later that day, without any prompting from the adults, they each came back with thoughtful little gifts for one another.

They're just 12 and 13 years old.

Imagine if more of our young people were given the tools to recognise strengths, communicate with empathy, and see the good in themselves and each other before conflict grows.

These aren't just activities. They're life skills.

When we help children understand their own strengths and appreciate the strengths of others, we're not just resolving today's misunderstanding, we're helping build healthier friendships, stronger resilience, and more compassionate adults.

What if strengths-based conversations became as common as saying sorry?

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