Share your DCs proudest moments with LEGO® Juniors and be in with a chance to win a £300 Love2Shop voucher and LEGO Junior play sets!NOW CLOSED

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We all want our DC to grow up with confidence and pride in everything they do, whether it’s making a structurally sound lollipop stick bridge or finally mastering the art of writing their own name. LEGO® Juniors would like to hear what your DC's proudest moments have been and how you encouraged them to achieve them.

Here’s what LEGO Juniors has to say: ‘NO is a word that is used a lot when you’re a parent, especially when your DC reach that age when they feel ready to explore and challenge boundaries. LEGO Juniors offer parents a way to support their children’s development at a time in life when their children go from being very dependent and in need of parental control, to becoming young and aspiring individuals that want to do everything by themselves.’

So what have your DC's proudest moments been and how have you encouraged them to build their confidence? Did you bravely take a step away from NO-LAND and say YES to letting them explore their independence and creativity? Or perhaps you kept on encouraging them so that one day they were finally able to colour inside the lines? Maybe they actually surprised you with their ability in a particular area or they might have made what to an outsider would seem like a small achievement but you know to be a major win.

Whatever your DC's proudest moments are, please share them below and you will be entered into a prize draw where you could win a £300 Love2Shop voucher, a LEGO Junior Fire Patrol Suitcase, or a LEGO Junior Mia’s Farm Suitcase. Please also share photos of their successes and achievements below; we’d love to see them.

Thanks and good luck!

MNHQ

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my DS is only just starting with it but the look on his face when I first gave him it was priceless

My youngest asked for a bike for his 5th birthday. We looked at some online and he was horrified that all the bikes I pointed out to him had stabilisers. No, he informed me, he needed one with two wheels. I explained that the extra wheels were to help him balance until he could manage with just two wheels but he insisted he already could manage as he'd done it at school.

So the birthday arrived and DS went outside on the pavement with his new two wheeled bike. I was nervously expecting tears and tantrums as he realised he couldn't manage to ride it... until he climbed on and disappeared down the road at speed! Turns out he was right and had taught himself at school! I was VERY proud that day.

My great niece is very advanced for her age, she could count to 3 when she was one year old. She is also very caring & protective of her family which, at just under 4 years of age, is something to be proud of. When she visits her GG & Grandpa's house she looks after her GG, making sure she doesn't go up any of the steps in the garden & telling her off firmly if she attempts to saying strictly 'NO GG, Grandpa says NO, you'll fall & hurt yourself'

I think little things like DD always being kind, loving and a great friend... a recent instance was we were on a day trip and I had bought ice creams for all, her friend dropped hers within seconds and she immediately offered her ice cream to her friends to stop her being so upset! :)

I try to be very positive and encouraging to help boost my childrens self -esteem and confidence. I do find i tend to interfere rather than stand back and i think i need to stand back more often so they learn themselves. My daughter recently wrote a story and wanted to enter it into a competition. I helped her enter online and although i wanted to make some changes to the story she wouldn't let me. I realised i was being too pushy and needed yet again to take a step back as it was her work. Last week we received an email saying out of thousands of entries she is in the top 3 and now is at voting stage to win. I am so proud of her :-)

My son is on the autistic spectrum , and has always struggled at school, teachers never seemed to cope with him, it was easier to sent him to the head teacher. He was finally diagnosed, statemented and given a 1 to 1. When my son was in year 6, he was nominated for an award, which basically meant he had struggled over adversity, tried so hard with his maths and english, the nomination was written by the Headteacher and she knew him so well from the dark days of year 1, to year 6 when he was a child who tried hard to understand his strengths, weaknesses, and making friends. He did not win, but I still have the letter. He still has 1 to 1 and every day I tell him how proud I am of him, going out into a world he does not completely understand, with a smile on his face and ambition.

My son makes me proud every day, whether it be raising money for his scout group by cycling miles round Thruxton race track, taking part in after school clubs and social groups, persevering with his maths homework, despite having tears in his eyes, or just getting out of bed every day. He has Aspergers, and all of these are achievements for him. He's my hero.

Great performance as a duck in the school play

My proudest moment is my daughters performance in school. Not only is she in the top few kids in her class for work, she is always nominated by other kids to be part of the school council every year and is always helping out other kids :)

Winning his event at the end of year School Sports Day!
And, of course, scoring his first goal.

Very happy moments!!

Proudest moment, seeing my little boy who couldn't sit still as a toddler being one of the best listeners now.
The enthusiasm of both my children.

My proudest moments when My Middle DD Got into Grammer school after passing the 11+ and My Oldest DD got into university to Study Teaching and My DS Won a Talent Contest at school and played the Lead role in the school play and there there's my little DD who achieved a distinction in her Dance group exam I am proud of all my children for different reasons and am Sure there will be more proud moments to come

My son was pretty proud of some of his outdoor adventures. It was pretty hard to get him away from toys and tech, but once he'd got a rucksack of his own and a great big stick we were away! There is a great sense of achievement looking at a map and planning something out and then going and doing it even though it can be hard! Then plenty of time for lego back at home later!

I am proud of both my children. They have both been through trials and tribulations, but they are now lovely adults.

The day my DS built a castle was pretty momentous!

The proudest moment of my 3year old is when she can confidently say good morning to her nursery teacher after a few weeks settling in.

DD's proudest moment was doing her first abseil at an adventure holiday last year - very apprehensive before, but no stopping here after the first one!

Our proudest moment is always listing his achievements as he has always struggled with self esteem and self belief..e.g.
Crillyjr do you remember when you couldnt swim? Well look at that 25m badge....arent you proud?
Seeing that glint of recognition and realisation that he can do things is always a proud moment for me as a mum.

My son sis Dysbraxic and really struggles with fine motor skills and balance. He has been working super hard on his hand writing recently as he really struggles and i went to the parent teacher consultation 2 weeks ago and his work had come on leaps and bounds and he just makes me so proud every day of how he overcomes his obstacles

As a family, we have made a concerted effort over the last 12 months to be healthier. This gave us a very proud moment when our 5 year old daughter managed to walk all the way up Mount Snowdon with us.

watching them make friends for the first time

I was really proud when my daughter offered to give her younger sister her toy as hers had broken. She said "I don't mind and I don't want her to be sad!"

Im proud of each of my children, My eldest is almost 18 , he was diagnosed with ADHD and learning difficulties at school but he's doing an IT course at college doing really well. My middle child who is 16 and has been taken on to the gifted and talented course at leeds uni ready for when shes finished her A levels and my youngest who is 3 has really surprised me by taking so well to nursery. She hasn't spent any time with any one else other than me so i was really proud that she has taken so well to nursery and really enjoys it

So proud Amelia is happily sharing Mum & Dad with three foster children siblings.

When my son got star of the week for his writing about a shark at school for the under the sea topic and also today we just rescued an injured stray cat which took to vet. He has now said he wants to pay for the cat to get better and come live with us by using the money we had saved for a holiday, he would rather have the cat for its 2nd life (as he calls it) than go on holiday!