Teaching Self Confidence at an Early Age
Self confidence is an excellent attribute
that can help a child succeed from an early age. Instilling self confidence at an early age
will enforce the importance of possessing the necessity of this attribute and ensure
your child will experience success early on is his or her life. Low self confidence can be exhibited in many
ways depending on your child. There are
many cues to look for that can tell if you child is beginning to lose or
experiencing low self confidence. These
cues can by extreme shyness, hesitance to begin projects, negative attitudes
towards him or herself, overt frustration at having to try new things, and
inability or fear when it comes to making even the simplest decision.
Parents can begin teaching self confidence
immediately after their child is born.
Provide endless encouragement when your child is developing new skills
or trying new things. Young children
especially need encouragement since they are continuing to develop new skills
on a daily basis. Whether physical or
mental, these important developmental times can range from your child taking
his or her first steps to learning to read.
Each step in your child’s development is exceedingly important and, in
order to be completed as soon as possible, should be thoroughly reinforced in a
positive manner. This positive
reinforcement will encourage your child to work harder in completing the task
at hand.
Teachers can teach self confidence from the
moment a child enters the classroom. Carefully
monitor each child’s progress in each subject and skill covered in your
curriculum to ensure your students are accomplishing their academic goals and
not falling behind with any aspect of your teaching. This is invaluable to teachers of all subjects
and all ages of children. Create ways to
praise or reward your students when classroom or individual goals are
accomplished. This will encourage
children to strive to meet these goals and reinforce their self
confidence. Take great care not to use
negative measures to reproach or criticize your students. Correcting issues using a positive demeanor
can enable the child to understand your point more clearly while retaining
their self confidence. Negative tones or
attitudes taken towards your students can do considerable harm to both their
mental and emotional development and well-being.
Create situations where your child can work
on his or her self confidence. Enroll
your child in a sports program or other activity to allow him or her to express
interests and develop new goals. A child
who participates in activities such as athletics, dance, scouts, or music has
more opportunities to try new things and develop new skills. These opportunities will allow children to
further develop their self confidence while gaining new friends and experiences
in these activities. Take great care to
support your child in any activity he or she decides to undertake. Your child may not be the next great baseball
player or a world famous piano prodigy, so be aware of the varying levels of
success that can be accomplished. A
child can succeed by maintaining a positive attitude and attacking each hurdle
with enthusiasm and enjoyment. Do not necessarily
associate success in the activity with the overall success of the experience. Even though your child may not be able to
dunk a ball with professional precision, he or she will have gained a
phenomenal experience and self confidence during the duration of the activity.
When working with children of any age, you
must lead by example. If your child
shows that you possess a great amount of self confidence, he or she will
develop a great amount of self confidence as well. Conversely, if you lack self confidence and
show your child this by being negative, hesitant, or meek, he or she will not
understand or appreciate the necessity of having high self confidence.
by paul brown
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