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“Nothing builds self-esteem and self-confidence like accomplishment.” – Thomas Carlyle

Self- confidence is a child’s passport to success and accomplishment. As your child grows, self- confidence will help him have a sound mental health and it is the foundation that will drive him to succeed. Giving your child self- confidence would improve him to be capable in handling situations. Here are some ways of giving your child self- confidence.

You need to know that improving your own self- confidence would be a determinant on giving your child self- confidence. Self- confidence is acquired by your child, not inherited. A child would acquire patterns on how your deal with problems and what you do in certain situations by learning. If you don’t want the way you were raised by your parents then the best thing to do is alter these methods into ways you think would be appropriate. It is also wise not to be hard on your parents if you did not like the outcome because this feeling towards them would compromise your parenting methods. Take time to heal yourself, forgiving your parents for what you perceive as wrong parenting would be a good start.

Your child is someone who needs love. Show your child that you love him by simply telling your child that you love him, attending to his needs and praising your child for good deeds. Actually a child knows when to show- off, he also knows that he wants to be praised. When your child does something like set the table or give you a glass of water after eating, praise him. But when he does not do a good job about it, don’t scold him. Think about what he really wants to interpret by his actions. Like in example your child tries to wash the dishes without you telling him then accidentally breaks an expensive, Chinaware. Think that he wants you to appreciate his actions, so praise him then set limits. Tell him that he is able to wash the dishes and it was good that he did so but tell him to ask for help if he happens to wash breakable dishes.

You would also want to enhance your child’s talents. If your child gets to love what he is doing, the chances are he would want to enhance this talents and it will boost a composition on how he will perceive himself. As he develops his talents, help him in the process by encouraging him to do better and praise him. This can give him a sense to succeed in what he is doing.

You would want to address your child by his name. Addressing your child by his name would make him feel special. You would be able to direct to him that you are speaking to him and you want him to grasp the content of what you are saying. This would be a method of building his self- confidence and disciplining him at the same time.

What a child sees, he imitates. Guided by this principle, be a role model to your child. If he sees that you are happy, he will be happy. If you show that you appreciate yourself, he will learn to appreciate you and himself. Show your child that you can handle situations even at difficult times to make him a strong person. Your child sees you as his mirror, so whatever you show him, he will surely follow.

Giving your child self- confidence is an ongoing pursuit. It develops him to have faith in himself that contributes to his well- being. With faith in himself, he will be capable to motivate himself in performing better.