5 TIPS TO RAISE A MORE CONFIDENT CHILD

A child who lacks confidence is reluctant to try new or challenging things because they’re scared of failing or disappointing others. This can end up holding them back later in life and prevent them from having a successful career. The enemies of confidence are discouragement and fear. So, as a parent, it’s your job to encourage and support your child as they attempt to tackle difficult tasks. Here are 7 other tips to help boost your child’s confidence.

1 Treat mistakes as building blocks for learning

Learning from mistakes builds confidence, but this only happens when you, as a parent, treat mistakes as an opportunity to learn and grow. Don’t be over-protective of your child. Allow them to mess up every now and then, and help them understand how they can better approach the task next time.

2 Never criticize their performance

Nothing will discourage your child more than criticizing his or her efforts. Giving useful feedback and making suggestions is fine — but never tell them they’re doing a bad job.
If your kid is scared to fail because they worry you’ll be angry or disappointed, they’ll never try new things.

3 Avoid creating short cuts or making exceptions for your child

Special treatment can communicate a lack of confidence. Entitlement is no substitute for confidence.

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4 Give them new challenges

Show your child that they can make and accomplish small goals to reach a big accomplishment — like riding a bike without training wheels.

5 Encourage curiosity

Sometimes a child’s endless stream of questions can be tiresome, but it should be encouraged. Asking questions is a helpful exercise for a child’s development because it means they realise that there are things they don’t know, that there are invisible worlds of knowledge they have never visited.

6 Let them act their age

Don’t expect your child to act like an adult. When a child feels that only performing as well as parents is good enough, that unrealistic standard may discourage effort. Striving to meet advanced age expectations can reduce confidence.

7 Appreciate effort no matter if they win or lose

When you’re growing up, the journey is more important than the destination. So whether your child makes the winning goal for his team or accidentally kicks it out of bounds, applaud their effort. They should never feel embarrassed for trying. Over the long haul, consistently trying hard, builds more confidence than intermittently doing well.

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