Confident children are more likely to succeed in school and in life – they approach obstacles with the knowledge that they can overcome them. As a parent you can have a critical role in helping your child build the self-esteem he needs. Teaching your child that he is valuable will have a tremendous effect on his attitude and psyche.

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.

Teach him how to handle disappointment and turn defeat around to be a victory.

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 with 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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