Raising Confident Children and November GT Newsletter
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Collapse ▲During the first few years of life children are learning new skills at a rapid rate. Young children develop a range of skills including language, fine and gross motor skills, and social emotional skills. These early years of childhood provide multiple opportunities for a child to build and strengthen their confidence which enables them to understand limitations and how to navigate various situations. This self assurance along with positive encouragement will help children cope with any mistakes made along the way and feel confident enough to try again.
Below are some things you can try to help build your child’s self confidence –
- Model
- Model self assuredness by talking about yourself in a positive way. Also model how you prepare to tackle challenges in a healthy way.
- Be Honest
- If you don’t succeed at something you are modeling, talk about it. Have a healthy conversation about how you can handle the situation and try again.
- Listen
- Be available to listen to how your child is feeling and what they are thinking. Teach your child how to cope with negative feelings associated with trying something new or failing.
- Encourage
- Encourage your child to try new things. It’s easy and comfortable to do things we know we are good at. Explore other areas of interest and see what other skills they have to develop.
- Guide
- When your child is tackling a challenge, be sure you are setting developmentally appropriate expectations and providing a reasonable amount of support to guide them to their goal.
- Celebrate
- If your child is successful, you’ll naturally want to celebrate that and show your support. However, some skills require practice and don’t develop right away. Let’s also be willing to celebrate effort in cases where they don’t succeed at their goal. They took a step out of their comfort zone and tried something new. That’s worth celebrating!
Below is the link for the November Growing Together Newsletter. It includes tips, articles, and a calendar of activities.