Parinaz Kharas - Confidence & Resilience for Kids

Parinaz Kharas - Confidence & Resilience for Kids I help children aged 6–14 build confidence, resilience & self-belief through story-based coaching — so they bounce back, believe in themselves & thrive.

Not someday, now. 🌱
Book a free Parent Insight Session — https://cal.com/parinaz I help children (ages 6–12) develop confidence, self-esteem, and emotional strength through story-based mindset coaching. Using stories and playful learning from the Adventures in Wisdom program, I guide kids to understand their feelings, manage failure, and build a positive mindset. My approach is values-led, warm, a

nd empowering — helping kids believe in themselves and thrive both at home and in school.

📩 Message me to learn how coaching can support your child’s growth.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧.Because the ...
09/04/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞! 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐧.

Because the lunch table isn't about food. It's about belonging. It's that daily, public, unavoidable moment where a child has to answer a question that no one is asking out loud: where do I fit?

And for children who are navigating a new school, a new class, or a shaky friendship group — that question can feel enormous.

Here's what I teach children about the lunch table and what I'd love you to share with yours before school starts.

First: the table you sit at in September is not your permanent assignment. Social groups at school are far more fluid than children believe, especially at the start of the year. Everyone is figuring it out.

Second: sitting somewhere is always better than hovering. The child who hesitates in the middle of the room is far more visible and far more vulnerable — than the one who just picks a spot and sits down, even imperfectly.

And third: one genuine question is more powerful than a perfect opening line. Not "can I sit here?" But "what are you having?" Or "did you see the assembly this morning?"
Something small. Real. Human.

It's not about being outgoing. It's about being willing to make one small move. That's all.

I'm Parinaz — a Confidence and Resilience Coach for children aged 6 to 14. I help children navigate the parts of school that nobody teaches you about.

Come and find me at coachparinaz.com, I'd love to connect. 🌿

09/03/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐧 — 𝐄𝐩. 𝟏𝟑: 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 & "𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞'𝐬 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫" (60 seconds)

"It's not fair" isn't drama — it's usually powerlessness underneath.
Anger is a signal, not the problem itself.
Help a child find pieces of their life they can actually control, and it tends to soften on its own.

Book your free Parent Insight Session: cal.com/parinaz

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞. 🌿New backpacks. New routines. That particular energy where everyone ...
09/02/2026

𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐚 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐞. 🌿

New backpacks. New routines. That particular energy where everyone is quietly figuring out where they fit — again.

For a lot of children, September isn't just times tables and reading lists. It's renegotiating their place in a room. Who they sit with. Who they laugh with. Whether the version of them that shows up this year gets to be a little braver than last year's.

This month I plan to focus on two things that come up in almost every session I run: how children find their people, and how they talk to themselves before they do.

For every child going back to school this week and the next — this one is for them. 💚Print it. Save it. Put it on their ...
09/02/2026

For every child going back to school this week and the next — this one is for them. 💚

Print it. Save it. Put it on their pillow tonight.

Because sometimes the most powerful thing isn't advice or preparation or pep talks.

It's just someone telling them, simply and clearly: I believe in you. And the scared feeling? That just means you're human. It doesn't mean you can't do this.

🌿 Tag a parent whose child needs to read this tonight.

09/01/2026

𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞!

We often talk about children as if confidence is something they either have or don’t have.

“She’s always been confident.”

“He’s just a shy kid.”

“She’s not the confident type.”

It sounds harmless. But those labels can quietly turn a temporary behavior into a permanent identity.

A child who avoids speaking up today may simply not have had enough experiences where speaking up felt safe, manageable, or successful.

Confidence grows when a child understands what is happening in their mind, practices responding differently, and experiences small wins that prove, “I can do this.”

That matters because a child doesn’t need to suddenly feel confident before they take action.

Often, confidence comes because they take the action.

And yes, some children may have temperaments that make confidence come more naturally. But natural temperament isn't the same thing as a fixed level of confidence.

If confidence can be developed, we can stop asking, “Is my child confident?”

And start asking, “What could my child practice next?”

What’s one thing you once assumed a child was simply “born with” that you now think can be learned?

Book Your Free Parent Insight Session Here: https://cal.com/parinaz

08/31/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐧 — 𝐄𝐩. 𝟏𝟐: 𝐁𝐢𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 (𝟔𝟎 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬)

Change quietly shakes something every child depends on — a sense of steady ground.
When that shifts, even a confident child can seem unsettled. That's not regression, it's adjustment.
What helps is finding footing again, piece by piece.

Book your free Parent Insight Session: cal.com/parinaz

08/29/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐧 — 𝐄𝐩. 𝟏𝟏: 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐞 (𝟔𝟎 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬)

Here's what most parents don't realize — it's rarely failure itself that scares a child. It's what failure seems to say about them. "I must not be smart." "I must not be good enough."

Change that story, and everything shifts.
Children become willing to try again. That's resilience.

Book your free Parent Insight Session with me to understand what's going on underneath the surface: cal.com/parinaz

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 — 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤.Not because ...
08/28/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 — 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤.

Not because the wrong words will break them. But because the right words give them something to hold onto when the day gets wobbly.

So let me share what I suggest and what I'd gently encourage you to avoid.

First, what to avoid. 'I hope you make lots of friends today' — this puts enormous social pressure on a first morning.
'Just be yourself' — well-meaning, but meaningless to a child who isn't yet sure who that is.
And especially: 'Don't worry about it' — because they are worrying, and being told not to makes them feel like the worry is also wrong.

Here's what I'd suggest instead.

Something specific. Something true. Something that doesn't depend on how the day goes.

Try this: 'I know today might feel hard at some points. That's okay. Hard moments don't last all day. And whatever happens — I am so proud of you for going.'

Or this: 'You don't have to have a perfect day. You just have to show up. And you're already doing that.'

Or even simpler: 'I love you. I'll be here. You've got this.'

The goal isn't to take away the fear. It's to give them the sense that whatever happens, they have a safe place to come home to. And that is genuinely enough.

📌 Save this and come back to it in the first week of school.

Come and find me at coachparinaz.com. I'd love to connect with your family. 🌿

08/27/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐆𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐧 — 𝐄𝐩. 10: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐁𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫 (𝟔𝟎 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬)

The behaviour isn't the problem — it's the clue.
When a child shuts down, gets angry, avoids trying, or gives up, I ask: "What is this child trying to protect?" Underneath almost every behaviour is a child who doesn't believe they're enough.
Help them change that belief, and everything else starts to shift.

Book your free Parent Insight Session: cal.com/parinaz

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