Instilling Confidence in Children

All children, in their growing up years, need motivation and be taught all those things which help them create their own identity in the society. Self-confidence is very essential for any child - however intelligent he may be. Parents and teachers instill confidence in children through proper interaction and implementing right methods of study. Let us know the techniques of building self confidence in children or the steps involved in instilling confidence in children in the succeeding paragraphs.

Providing a Safe and Secure Environment
Instilling confidence in children is not possible unless the children get a safe and secure environment at home and in schools too. School and home are the two places where children spend most of their time and naturally, their personality will be influenced by the environment at these two places. Children imitate things very quickly and its the duty of the parents and teachers to make them imitate good things. Confidence can be gained only after a lot of practice - be it in sports, academics or extra-curricular activities. As, in a business we can expect to earn a profit only if we have the right marketing plans, good infrastructure and sufficient capital, same is the case with children. They need to be taught values, good facilities and love and care before expecting them to excel in any field.

Understand Your Child's Needs
Many children are seen low on confidence, because they have no one to share their thoughts, feelings and difficulties. Many times, parents take children for granted and fail to understand his mind. Understanding a child is not possible overnight and it requires to spend a lot of quality time on a regular basis. Many times, children are not capable of expressing their feelings verbally and tend to keep their problems to themselves. Having a good dialog and striving to fulfill all his needs is very important for the process of instilling confidence in children in order to get positive results.

Have Faith in Your Child's Abilities
Instilling confidence in children involves having faith in the child's abilities and trusting them. Ridiculing a child, scolding in front of other people, making frequent comparisons with other children who are doing better than him, getting physical after losing cool over small mistakes committed by the child are the main barriers while instilling confidence in children. As a parent, you should forgive the mistakes and suggest ways to improve them to avoid the repetition of the mistakes. It becomes essential to give sufficient time to your child to show self improvement in his performance. Identify his strengths and weaknesses as early as possible and plan your teaching methods after studying them carefully. At the same time, praising the good qualities and success achieved will definitely help in increasing the self esteem of your child. Teach your child the importance of positive thinking without which its impossible to accomplish any given task.

Make Your Child Independent
Making your child independent is a necessary step in instilling confidence in children. Constant spoon-feeding is a big hindrance in the overall development of thee child. Make your child smart and capable enough to take his own decisions correctly. Give them what they deserve and encourage them to try out new things to increase their knowledge. More the knowledge depth, more will be the ability and confidence levels in children. When we try new things, we fail in some and succeed in some. Confidence increases when we know what is right and what is wrong and by knowing how to do things in a 'right' way. Suggest your child to have a role model for himself - a person whom he personally admires for his fast and speedy progress. Read more on child development.

By implementing these suggestions, instilling confidence in children will not be difficult. The earlier you begin, the more will be the advantage of your child.

Caring for kids,

Maureen
KidsEdgeOnSelfEsteem.com