Download: Lunchbox notes to help your child build confidence
By Amanda Morin
Expert reviewed by Rayma Griffin, MA, MEd
Download: Lunchbox notes to help your child build confidencePDF
You can’t be at school to cheer your child on, but a little note in your child’s lunchbox can go a long way. Lunchbox notes can give kids a jolt of confidence in the middle of the school day. And that can be just the self-esteem booster kids who learn and think differently need.
We asked the Understood Community and team members to share what they say in lunchbox notes to their kids. Some send song lyrics and silly jokes. Some share notes that let their kids know they’re thinking about them. And some send notes in picture form, which can be helpful for kids who struggle with reading.
Print these lunchbox notes and use them to make kids smile, let them know you’re thinking about them, or give their confidence a boost. You can also create your own notes based on your family’s jokes, sayings, and traditions.
Key takeaways
Create an accomplishments box to help your child celebrate wins, big and small.
Use a self-awareness worksheet to help your child think about strengths and challenges.
Work with your child to make a strengths chain.
About the author
About the author
Amanda Morin is the author of “The Everything Parent’s Guide to Special Education” and the former director of thought leadership at Understood. As an expert and writer, she helped build Understood from its earliest days.
Reviewed by
Reviewed by
Rayma Griffin, MA, MEd has spent her 40-year career advocating for the rights of children with learning and thinking differences, both in the classroom and as an educator.
