Self-Confidence

 

http://www.nannypro.com/blog/12-ways-to-help-your-child-gain-confidence/

Here’s a neat little list on ways to build confidence in a child, sent to me by the author, Sara Dawkins. Among the suggestions are:

• Encourage independence
• Praise the process, not the product
• Applaud safe risk taking
• Show unconditional love
• Be a self-confident role model
• Foster an “I can” attitude

With just a little tweaking this list is relevant to a wide variety of topics we talk about in interpersonal communication, e.g., self-esteem, empowerment, relationship development. Nor is the list limited in application to children—much of it (again, with a little tweaking) can be applied to the workplace and the classroom.