Building confidence in your child is important for their mental health and social happiness. It serves as a foundation for a child’s well-being and success in life as an adult. Lack of self-esteem and good self-imagery often leads to behavior problems. Healthy self-worth doesn’t mean being arrogant but it gives a realistic understanding of one’s strength and weaknesses.

There are many ways you can build confidence in your children:

• Practice attachment parenting –  a style of caring for your infant that brings out the best in the baby and the best in the parents
• Improve your own self confidence i.e. heal your past
• Don’t be too hard on your children as this makes them scary.
• Be happy, because when they see you worried they become confused and worried by themselves
• Be a positive mirror, as children see their reflection in their parents
• Play with your child: make him initiate the play, as play is an investment in a child’s behavior.
• Make him feel special: he should feel that his presence is important and he is not a ruthless member of society.
• Address your child by name. Do not call nick names as it hampers a child’s confidence
• Set your child up to success – set high standards
• Monitor your child’s friends
• Keep a kid-friendly home environment
• Cling more to home base activities or supervised outdoor activities
• Lose label: if a child has a problem, help him solve it, or physically or mentally train him to live with it with confidence. Do not label him to hinder his abilities.
• Monitor the school’s influence on your child
• Give your children responsibility and confidence that you trust them.

Encourage children to express themselves. Don’t let your children inhibit their thoughts and ideas. Talk to them more so they can be more open to you with their lives.