Top Parenting Tips: Building Self Confidence
Your son or daughter’s self respect is their mental base. A self-assured child is confident, sure, sunny, well-adjusted and flourishing. They can suss out dilemmas that come their way, and grow under a loving parent’s instructive care.
What are some positive ways to improve self respectin your child?
Most importantly, acknowledge your son or daughter for who they are, and encourage them do the same. Show your son or daughter that nobody is flawless, and that everybody makes mistakes.
You must show how to learn and grow from their mishaps, and let them know that you also make mistakes. Children with high self respect are able to take lessons from mistakes and apply them down the road. A child with poor self respect become disheartened and resort to self deprecating behavior, such as calling themselves ’clumsy’ and vowing to ‘never try that again.’
You need to help your son or daughter discover their capabilities and talents, and advocate channels for them to develop and enhance them. Compliment your son or daughter not only for advancements in skills and abilities, but also for the attributes they naturally display.
Inspire your son or daughter to make positive choices. Open an honest conversation with your son or daughter and deliberate the possibilities with them. Children who learn skills from making positive choices when they are young are better equipped for the difficult decisions they will have to make when they are adults.
Ensure that you spend lots of quality time with your son or daughter, at least two or three a week. Whether you are shooting baskets or going out for a meal, make time to chat and stay in touch. If you find it difficult to fit in quality time during a hectic week, take the time to chat about matters during the school run or while sitting around the dinner table.
Just remember, being a parent is the most vital job you will ever embark on. You want to do it well.
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Posted on: Tuesday, March 25, 2008 at 5:15 pm 
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