Positive Affirmation Exercises for Teenagers

Teenagers can be emotional. These emotions can affect them in everything they do. Knowing how to channel these emotions and steer them toward a more positive light can help teens in every aspect of their lives. Teens who feel positively toward themselves tend to be more successful in school and in social situations. In fact, teens that practiced positive affirmations were more social and had a better sense of self, according to a study performed by the Department of Psychology at Utrecht University in the Netherlands which determined if subtle value affirmations could have a short-term and long-term positive effect on adolescents̵7; prosocial behaviors.

  1. Make Note Cards

    • Use index cards to make positive affirmation note cards. Use phrases like "I am secure and happy in who I am" or "My life is fantastic and I am enjoying every minute of it." Start with two or three affirmations and have your teens recite them daily. Gear the affirmations toward insecurities. If a teen is struggling with school, an affirmation like "School is great, my teachers are wonderful and my peers are terrific" encourage teens to carry their affirmation cards with them and look at them when they are in need of reassurance.

    Meditate

    • Meditation can help calm teens and reinforce their positive affirmations. You can buy a meditation CD or digital recording that is designed specifically for teens who need positive reinforcement. Teens can also create their own positive affirmation meditation recording by making a tape of themselves reciting the affirmations they have chosen with relaxing music in the background. Each day they should set aside time to relax and listen to their meditation. They should recite their affirmations aloud while they are listening to the recording.

    Journal

    • Keeping a journal can be cathartic. Teens can reinforce their self-esteem by keeping an affirmation journal. Each day they should come up with one thing that is positive about themselves and write an explanation about it. For instance, if your daughter is a good cook, an appropriate affirmation might be "I love cooking and sharing my food with others." After that affirmation, she can write about a time she cooked dinner for her family or friends.

    Decorate with Positive Affirmations

    • Print out positive affirmations, or write them down on sticky notes and put them in places your teen will see. Stick them on mirrors, computer screens and anywhere else your teen frequents. Have your teen decorate his own affirmation bulletin board, where he can cut out pictures of things he likes and put them on the board along side affirmations he has chosen for himself. To add a decorative edge, use scrapbook materials to display affirmations.

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