As a parent, you are always there to help and protect your child. However, if you also want them to develop self-confidence, start taking their own decisions and be ready to face any challenges, you should let them manage experiences on their own so that they can learn from their experience. Instead of being an over-protective parent, be supportive and teach your child to make an effort to overcome any challenges.
Here are some ways that will help you raise stronger and more confident children:
Give Them Alone Time
Allow some unsupervised time to your children every day. Instead of asking them to get involved in organized activities, let them spend time outdoors with friends. This will help them explore everything on their own, build their imagination and improve their decision-making abilities.
Assign Them Household Chores
Assign your children some of the daily household chores like washing dishes, folding laundry, mowing lawns, cleaning the tables, etc. This will help them realize that they also have some responsibilities and they will learn to do things on their own.
Have Them Communicate with Others
Have your children – not you – approach their teachers and friends in case they’re in need of any help. Instead of helping them in resolving the problems yourself, let them solve the problems themselves. This will help them gain confidence and maturity.
Let Them Make Mistakes
Teach them that it’s okay to make mistakes. They should not feel ashamed or embarrassed when making mistakes. Explain to them that mistakes help you learn. Teach them how to avoid such mistakes and that they should not repeat the same mistake.
Encourage Them
Keep encouraging your children to help them feel motivated and positive. Praise their efforts even if they fail at something. Ask them to keep trying and practicing. Teach them that they can accomplish their goals if they work hard at them.
Prepare your children to face challenges, bounce back from failure, and succeed in life.
About Pacific Preschool & Kindergarten
Pacific PreSchool & Kindergarten is one-of-a-kind preschool and child care center in San Marcos, California. Their goal is to provide an early childhood education program to little children so that it satisfies their physical, socio-emotional and child development needs in a progressive way. Lynda Way, the owner of Pacific PreSchool & Kindergarten, makes use of her 40 years of professional knowledge in childhood development and truly loves what she does.
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Good post. Encouraging kids to interact socially is very important.