I have a son who is very sweet and will go out of his way to help people. Even if he cannot physically because of his size, he still tries his best; he is always praised for that by his teachers at school and the parents of his friends, but his only problem is he is very shy and lacks confidence.
His lack of confidence affects him in every aspect of his life; school, playground, and also at church.
He is unable to play with his classmates at school during sports, and the worst of his fear is when it is time for him and his classmates to go on stage for their yearly school musicals and play.
That scare the day out of him every single time; luckily, I have been able to help him overcome his fear and build his confidence.
In this article, I will give you all the tips which helped me to be able to get my little one out of this problem.
It does take some time, though; it is not something magical that will change things in an instant, so be ready to go through the process;
How to build confidence in a sensitive child
1. Be a role model;
Children seem to copy a lot of things from their parents, and your sensitive child might have picked this lack of self-confidence from either you or your spouse.
Carry yourself always with confidence even in difficult situations. Show your child how to be confident through your actions and he will soon start to pick it up.
2. Be your child's cheerleader;
If your sensitive child has done something which deserves some accolades, dont ignore it. Acknowledging or praising your child when he accomplishes a task, even if it is small too, will go a long way to help build his confidence.
I remember my son had a lot of difficulties at times doing some tasks all by himself because he thinks he will not be able to do them, but after applauding him when he tries his best on several occasions and encouraging him, he now trusts himself and does things all by himself.
That is a great improvement.
3. Encourage him;
Just as I have stated in the previous point above, encouraging your child telling him ''yes, you can do it'' will go a long way to help build confidence in him even if he is a sensitive child.
You will be amazed at his accomplishments after your constant encouragement.
4. Acknowledge his differences;
Remind your child that he is unique and should not feel intimidated with how he is. this is always a problem when in the company of agemates.
If you have the habit of comparing your kids to each other, I will advise you to stop immediately.
Confidence building starts from accepting who you are and owning you.
5. Give him responsibilities;
Another way of helping your sensitive child build his confidence is by giving them chores at home to be doing. It could be as small as watering plants.
This might not be pleasing to him, but what this will do is it will make him feel that the role he plays at home is needed making him feel important whiles building his confidence too.
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