Boost Your Child’s Confidence: Proven Strategies to Build Self-Esteem

The Golden words that every child should hear

As adults, we don’t consciously draw a line at where we will stop in pushing our children. Its when we as parents don’t strike a balance with our expectations, our children suffer.

Once in a while, tell your child, “Sweetheart, you’re good enough.” Irrespective of whether they seem to be listening or not, tell your child over and over again, “I believe in you. My goal is to see you realize your highest potential.”

Here are a few strategies that we can practice while enabling our children to follow their potential and achieve their goals.

Encourage curiosity: 

Applaud your child’s curiosity and their drive to understand things and customs around them. Explain cultural contexts patiently.

Embrace their uniqueness: 

There’s a reason why diverse teams in Global companies are successful. Let your child explore her strengths.

Practice self compassion: 

Share tips on how to boost self confidence. “Smile. Dress well. Assume no one’s judging, because no one can really.” Give honest and a compassionate review of tasks your children have completed.

Take their opinion: 

When you’re grocery or clothes shopping with your child, ask him to choose one item over another, and then let him explain his preference. Show him that his ideas matter.

Understand his environment: 

The school provides a safe place for making and learning from their mistakes. Don’t be in denial about the influence his school and peers have on him. A majority of his waking hours are spent at school.

Accept them: 

Assess where she stands. Is your child capable of what you’re pushing him to aim for? Does he have the potential for it? Don’t discipline them by: shaming, inducing guilt and withdrawing hugs and smiles.

Quality time: 

How much quality time are you spending with your child, without any distractions? Thank them for their time when they agree to go for a bike ride with you.

Positive reinforcements: 

Even for the low grade in that test, encourage and positively reinforce them to do better next time. Better yet, offer them help with their pain points. Reveal to them about stress and complexity of real life. Let them see all sides of you.

Self advocacy: 

Inculcate the terms of self advocacy in your child. Tell them how they deserve to be treated no matter what the circumstance. They have to be taught how to ask for what they deserve.

Demonstrate unconditional love: 

As a parent once you’ve set expectations, boundaries and consequences tell your child how much you love them. Tell the how managing deadlines and obligations is necessary for self preservation and growth.

Stepping stones: 

Allow them to explore their own solutions when its not a life and death situation. If the task if hard, encourage them to fail. Failing simply means they’ve found out all the different ideas that won’t work for them to achieve their goal.

Mistakes happen: 

When a mistake turns into an unacceptable outcome, tell them, “There’s a way to figure out how we can do the right thing to get yourself out of further damage.” Be there without judgment, that means a great deal for them.

Seek feedback: 

Ask them feedback about how you’re doing as a parent. Tell them your goal is to raise happy confident children who realize and reach for their full potential.

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