7 Inspiring ways to build your child’s confidence

Join them at Play

Participation in children’s games shows that they are important and worth the time spent. While playing, parents can let their children start or choose and lead activities. Children feel valued and satisfied when parents seem to be involved and enjoy the activities of the children. Teachers of young children can also use this strategy in the classroom.

Ask for their advice or opinion.

Show children that you appreciate children and their ideas by asking for suggestions or comments about age-appropriate situations. It also helps children gain confidence by showing that adults sometimes need help and that asking for help is okay.

Let them express their feelings

Criticizing or ignoring your child’s feelings can help him feel that his feelings aren’t important and conclude that they don’t matter either. Encourage children to express both positive and negative emotions and help them talk about them in a healthy way.

Make happy moments together

Love and acceptance are key components of self-confidence and self-respect, which is why parents need to spend quality time with their children to show them that they are precious. Go for a walk, have dinner together, play a game, take a walk, or do other activities to have a good time with your child. Teachers can help children feel loved and appreciated by learning about their interests or hobbies and trying to have personal conversations with each child.

Give them proper attention

Dear parents, children notice when your mind is on other things or when you don’t give your parents full attention. To help your child value themselves and feel confident, keep aside your electronic devices, keep aside your thoughts about work or other distractions, and truly focus on your child. Teachers can also set aside time to give students full attention and meet their needs.

Stop Comparing

Don’t compare your child to their sibling or classmate by asking questions like, “Why can’t you act like this?” or “Look how good your sister is doing in school! Why not?” Comparisons like this make them doubt themselves, believe that they don’t make you happy or live up to their expectations, and eventually lose confidence in themselves.

Help them discover their passions

It is also important that children reveal their interests and hobbies. When children learn what they are passionate about and what they are good at, they gain confidence in themselves and their abilities. Create opportunities for your child or students to try activities they are interested in and support their efforts.

Encourage them to try new things

Children who lack self-confidence are often reluctant to try new things or take on new challenges. Listen to this episode of the Big Life Kids podcast with your kids and inspire them to try something new! Encourage children to try new activities and develop new skills. This gives them confidence that they will cope with everything that comes their way.

Designing the curriculum of a preschool is also very important and should be done by professionals keeping all the useful features in mind.

The Preschool Program covers the age group from 3 yrs – 5 yrs. This is the phase when children have just grown from toddlers and are stepping into early childhood. This is the phase of their development during which they are ready to explore everything. The caterpillar is set for evolution, to open its wings and be ready to fly.
Teachers at Preschool in NW Calgary provide children with a holistic learning environment.

Their curriculum is conceptually based and is customized to each child’s ability to grasp and learn. Practical experiences are what they provide the children with and give them a platform to enhance their creative minds. They prepare their tender fingers to hold the pencil and to write their vision of the outer world.