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IS YOUR CHILD CONFIDENT?

Here are 7 ways to build confidence in your child…


Your role as a Parent In order to grow up and face the fiercely

competitive world your child needs to be as confident as possible. You, as a parent, play a prime role in fostering your child’s confidence and bolstering it to maximum levels. Building confidence is not done in a day; it is a regular process. Read on to understand a few ways in which you can do your part well.


Listen when she speaks When your child gets back from school, it is

very likely that she will recount the day’s occurrences to you. Listening and responding is very important. Knowing that you are interested in her day’s happenings will make her more confident as a person plus you will be able to ascertain if all is well with her in school.


Treat Crisis With Care• Your child forgot her friend’s birthday and is

upset about it. Or his classmate did not invite him to a get together and he is very disappointed. This may be quite trivial to you but for your child it is not. So please don’t try to trivialise matters and make the situation worse. Sympathise and let your child know that you understand. Cheer him up with positive thoughts and watch him perk up in no time.


Criticise The Act And Not The Child If your child has not studied hard then instead

of calling her ‘lazy’ tell her she needs to work harder. If your child is rude then tell her that her manner of talking is rude instead of telling her that she is rude. Do not label your child as foolish or weak as they will also think themselves to be so.


Question Instead Of Scolding• If your child is being rude or answering back

too frequently then ask him the reason. If his arguments are wrong then explain the point to him. If he is right then listen to him while pointing out the right way to put things. Let your child speak up with confidence.


Praise Often Ridicule Never• Be lavish in showering praises on your child.

Encourage him at each and every opportunity. Praise any positive act, however small and watch his confidence grow. Reprimand once in a while if required and do it in a positive manner. But never ridicule your child and make undue comparisons with others.


Focus On Strengths And Not Weaknesses• Most parents are focussed on the academic

performance of the child. If the child doesn’t do well in a Maths test it sidelines her good performance in dance. While the parent can encourage him to do better in academics, giving her strengths the due importance is required as well.


Give Responsibilities• As parents we like to shelter and protect our child

as much as possible. But we should learn to let him or her shoulder responsibilities. Begin small and then add to the list. Do not interfere and improve upon what he is doing. Ask for his opinion once in a while. This will make him more confident in the long run besides making him a responsible human being.


Give the gift of confidence!

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