Giving children choices, within a reasonable set of options, encourages independent thinking.
Always try to include your child in decisions by preselecting options and letting them decide which works better.
They will feel a sense of responsibility and confidence as they are making their own choices.
2. Give Them Responsibilities:
At every age, from infancy onwards, there are things for kids to learn.
From holding their own cup to picking up toys to helping with laundry and other household duties.
Making a child responsible for specific activities around the house builds their confidence.
They will feel that you acknowledge their contribution to the home and value their opinions.
3. Offer Praise Publically When Required
There is an old adage that the way you talk about your children is the way the world talks about them.
Smart parents praise in public and criticize in private. It also boosts the child’s confidence to know that you have their back.
This will make them feel that they have done something good and there is someone who acknowledges their achievements.
4. Consider Your Compliments Carefully
In an attempt to encourage, parents can get carried away and offer praise too freely. Showering hollow compliments can actually have an adverse impact.
Instead of proclaiming “Genius!” every time when your child says two-plus-two-is-four, focus on their effort and compliment them for the process, “I like that you’re practicing addition even while playing.”
Kids can sometimes figure out the difference between hollow and genuine compliments.
5. Don’t Over-Protect Your Kid
Parents have a natural tendency to protect the child from ever getting hurt or making mistakes.
But intervening to rescue your child from any and every situation doesn’t help. Allow them the opportunity to overcome adversities.
You will not be there to protect them every time in every situation. It is important that you make them self-responsible so that they can take care of themselves when the time comes.
6. Focus On Your child's Strengths
Each child is unique and has something that they are good at.
Pay attention to what your child enjoys and provide them opportunities to develop those skills.
Gone are the days where you only have two-three careers that you have to choose to succeed. Now, there is a rewarding career for almost all skills.
For children to feel good about themselves and succeed, their strengths need to be nurtured and honed.
Conclusion
Building a child’s self-esteem can have a lasting impact on how they are able to go forth in all aspects of life, not just academia.
If our children believe in themselves, they are more likely to accomplish goals and achieve great things.
You need to start incorporating some changes in your as well as your child's life to get their self-confidence up.
If you follow the tips given in this article regularly, you will gradually start seeing positive changes.
If you do see the changes, make sure to tell us about them on Twitter.
Cuemath, student-friendly mathematics and coding platform, conducts regular Online Live Classes for academics and skill-development, and their Mental Math App, on both iOS and Android, is a one-stop solution for kids to develop multiple skills.
Check out the fee structure for all grades and book a trial class today!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
How to increase a child's self-confidence?
Paste motivational quotes and posters in their room
Talk to them more often about their school, friends, etc.
Let them pursue their interests
Don't compare them with other children
Praise them and give compliments on their achievements
