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WonderMama Coffee Chat with Mark Papadas, I AM 4 Kids | How to Raise Confident Kids (Ep. 35)
How to Raise Confident Kids Before the World Defines Them | Mark Papadas, I AM 4 Kids Every parent wants to raise a confident child, but what shapes a child's confidence and sense of identity long before we realize it? In this episode of the WonderMama Coffee Chat, host Leonne Sherr sits down with Mark Papadas, founder of I AM 4 Kids and "The Be Great Guy," to talk about building confidence, resilience, and a strong sense of self in children before the world's louder voices define them. Mark's mission began with a single night, a "divine download" at 1:30 in the morning after a youth football coach praised his son. He went downstairs, picked up a legal pad, and wrote for six hours. Eighty percent of what I AM 4 Kids is today came from that night. In this conversation, we explore: What an "I AM statement" is, and why most people never consciously chose theirs Why children are like "wet cement," and what shocked Mark in his pilot classrooms His five-step process for helping kids (and parents) rewrite the story they carry The best age to build a child's identity and confidence, before the cement dries The difference between a child's baggage and the "steamer trunks" the rest of us carry Mark's bigger vision, from family and school programs to an animated, reality-based show built on real stories of real kids If you are raising children, or raising yourself right alongside them, this is a conversation about the words that shape a life, and the power you already have to change them. Connect with Mark Papadas I AM 4 Kids, "The Be Great Guy" Email: mark@iam4kids.com Connect with Leonne Sherr and The WonderMama Website: theWonderMama.com Join the community: skool.com/the-wondermama-cycle-breakers-5827/about Email: leonne@theWonderMama.com New episodes every Wednesday at noon Eastern. Subscribe so you never miss a conversation about motherhood, parenting, confidence, and raising emotionally healthy kids.
