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Building your child’s
self-esteem is very important. A healthy self –esteemed child feels confident,
proud of himself, valuable, appreciated and in general he’s a happy child. A
low esteemed child on the other hand, will hate himself, feels that he is not
good at anything, have fear to express himself to others, feel insecure and
will always be sad. This can have effects
on both his performance in school and also his future.
Children are not born with
confidence, they develop it with time. So it is your duty as a parent to ensure
your kid will have a healthy self-esteem.
1. Do not
compare your children
No children that are the
same in any way. So don’t make a mistake of comparing your child with his
brother, sister or with any other child for that matter. Treat and have time to
understand each of your child individually. Comparing him with others will make
him feel as an inferior and especially on a negative note. Encourage him instead to be better.
2. Step back
It’s always good to step
back and let your child do some of his things for himself. However it is advisable
you first show them how they’re done before leaving them to try them out on
their own. For example, let him learn to dress himself or even tie his shoelaces
by doing it. In most cases he won’t do it the right way on the first time, but
with time he’ll be perfect and know he can in deed do it.
3. Make them
work
Give your child some
responsibility and again don’t help him out. Let him have goals on how to go
about it. This will empower them by the time they finish they will feel good
about themselves to know you can count on them for such tasks. Learn how to get
your kids up and moving on Mobilityguardian.Com.
4. Give them
choices
Let your children make some
decision on what they want depending on their age. For example you can let your
4 year old choose whether he’ll take toast or cereals for the breakfast.
5. Explore
and encourage their talents
Know what your child
performs better and have more interest with. Encourage them to continue and
offer them your support. E.g. pay for their training if they will require it
and always let them know you’re happy and proud about it.
6. Let them
know you love them unconditionally
Assure your child of your love towards him/her. If they happen to make a mistake that gets you
very irritated with them, you can just get out of their sight for some time to
avoid reacting in a way that will affect their feelings. If you have to punish,
let them know you love them but you dislike their actions.
Make a choice as a parent
to improve your child’s confidence and he’ll grow up a happy and healthy kid. Praise
him appropriately but don’t overdo it. Do not forget you are his role model. Be
the best mom/daddy and make your kids proud of you as you also become proud of
them.
