You are valuable.

　　Your choices matter.

　　You can change your mind.

　　You make a difference.

　　I'm ready to listen.

　　You can learn from your mistakes.

　　I'm proud of you.

　　Share one or more of these statements with a child in your life. Actually, maybe we all need to hear some of these statements.

　　Choose another and say it to an adult you care about.

　　I'm Anna Matteo.

　　Anna Matteo wrote this for VOA Learning English. George Grow was the editor.

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　　Words in This Story

　　peer – n. a person who belongs to the same age group or social group as someone else

　　curious – adj. having a desire to learn or know more about something or someone

　　creative – adj. having or showing an ability to make new things or think of new ideas

　　faith – n. strong belief or trust in someone or something

　　instinct – n. something you know without learning it or thinking about it : a natural ability

　　valuable – adj. very useful or helpful

　　proud – adj. having a feeling of pleasure or satisfaction especially with a person's own achievements or with someone else's achievements