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.