By Stacy DeBroff 

Children who have high self-confidence from the constant love and support their parents give them are more likely to enter school with the knowledge that they can meet any obstacle they face head on and defeat it.

• Make sure that your child knows it’s okay to make mistakes, as long as he learns from them. No one is perfect, and no one can do everything perfectly all the time. However, the lessons you can teach him about handling disappointment and turning defeat around to be a victory the next time will be an important life lesson.
• Set realistic goals that push your child to excel while still being in his reach. 
• Children who are allowed to make their own decisions have higher self-confidence. These students will be better able to assess their own capabilities and allow for enough time for each assignment and test question. 
• Allow your child to make relatively unimportant decisions, such as what to wear, from a young age. By practicing on these smaller decisions your child will be ready to handle more important decisions as they arise.
• If your child is having trouble with self-confidence, manufacture small successes so he can begin to restore faith in himself. Work with the teacher to make this possible until your child regains his confidence, and then gradually make expectations higher and higher.
• Instill in your child a belief that wisdom comes from effort, not innate ability. This encourages your child to be willing to struggle and work hard, instead of giving up quickly with the attitude, “I’m not ever going to be smart enough to get this or do this.”

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