First, parents play a vital role in grooming and developing a child’s personality and self-esteem. Do you want to be the proud parents of a child who is full of self-confidence? Furthermore, do you want your child to walk with their head held high? Here are some things you can do that will in turn help boost your child’s self-confidence:
- Do Not Let Any Negative Thoughts, Emotions and Limitations Pull you Down – Negative thoughts undermine your confidence. Do not let your true capabilities be overshadowed by inhibitions of the mind and heart. Furthermore, exercise self-control and learn to maintain your calm. Also learn to stay composed in panic situations. So keep brainwashing yourself. Filter out the negative thoughts and keep going.
- Positive Thinking Breeds Positivity – Back your positive thoughts by positive actions. Even when you are on the lowest ebb, let the light of positivity shine through. Your children will see it.
- Face your fears and overcome any hurdles that come your way – Feed your self-esteem by challenging yourself and facing your biggest fears. Doing things which seemed unattainable in the past, can contribute significantly in raising your self-confidence. You will soon believe that you will be able to cross hurdles and obstacles that would normally deter your progress.
- Replace bad habits with healthy habits – You need to correct your inner flaws and short comings to feel confident from within. It is very easy to get into bad habits, but hard to get over them. Indulging in healthy habits will help you emerge as a confident individual. Anything that makes you feel good about yourself, will ultimately lead to higher self-esteem. Teach these healthy habits to your children.
- Be Grateful for Whatever You Have and Live a Meaningful Life – It is very easy to be ungrateful. Focus on the good in your life. Happiness and true bliss can be found in the small things in life. This is where our individual perceptions come into play. If you envy other people, you will be ungrateful for your blessings. This keeps you in a constant state of restlessness because you always feel the other person is better off than you. Until you are truly content and satisfied at heart, you will continue to seek ways to make you happy. Being happy with who you are. It will lead to living healthier and a more productive life. It will also teach your children to happy with who they are, and to be grateful for the little things in life.
- Emerge from failure as a stronger, experienced individual – If at first you don’t succeed; try, try, try again. Do not let failure overpower you to a point where your reasoning and logic is clouded. Impaired reasoning leaves you confused and demoralized. Accept your failure, pick up the broken pieces and get on with life. You can always try again. Your children will see that failure is a part of life.
- Raise your intellectual standards – Be consistent in searching general knowledge and awareness. Being knowledgeable makes a person more confident. Personal growth is a continuous process. Stay updated with current national and international events. Become a participant on various topics such as politics, business and sports. Try learning new things on a daily basis and keep your child updated too.
- Engage in philanthropic activities – Teach your children to think about society. They need to learn to empathize with the people who are not a fortunate as them. Be an example by being an active part of it. Children need to learn to spread happiness around them. Spreading happiness will make others feel good about themselves as well as others. It also makes them forget about the negativities that surround us. It enhances our confidence level too.
Finally, be an example for your children. They will follow in your foot steps, and remember you may not see immediate changes in your child/children. Building confidence is a life time endeavor.
I want to thank James Smith for this amazing guest post! You may also like: Teaching Children Responsibility
About the author: James Smith is a survivalist, who loves to write about survival skills and techniques. Currently, he is working for Teotwawki Supplies, offering a complete range of survival and emergency kits. Follow him on twitter @jamessmith1609.
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