How important is it to build your child’s self-esteem? Well, to me positive self-esteem is one of the most important qualities you would want your little ones to grow up with- not only does it help them succeed, but also helps them have a better sense of self, and have healthy social relationships.
So how exactly do you, as a parent, fit into building your child’s sefl-esteem, and what can you do to help? Here are some key ways that I have learned.
6 Ways to Help Build Your Child’s Self-Esteem:
Praise Effort
When your child makes an effort to do something, make sure you’re there to clap for them- regardless of whether they win or not. Be your kid’s #1 supporter and let them know that you love them and are proud of them no matter what they do. But please be wary of baseless compliments though- kids are masters at detecting fake praise.
Listen, Don’t Judge
Whenever your child is talking about something (their ideas and their experiences) listen to them with empathy and do not judge them. Always focus on building a stronger relationship with your child by keeping the lines of communication open. Offer constructive feedback sometimes, but try to stay as neutral as you can when your child is talking.
Offer Choices
There’s just a different empowering feeling about offering your kid choices- even when it comes to something as basic as what subject they would want to study first or which outfit they would like to wear. When your child gets to make decisions and gets offered a choice, they will automatically consider themselves as more ‘capable.’ This helps them feel empowered and to build your child’s self-esteem.
Never Compare
One of the biggest mistakes a lot of parents make when it comes to parenting is that they compare their children with others, or set unrealistic standards for them. Doing this can develop a sense of failure and
Offer Opportunities
Offering opportunities to help your child feel more capable is another great way to boost their self-esteem. As a parent, keep track of the different activities your child is engrossed in and offer them opportunities to do more of what they are good at, or what they are interested in doing. Play an active role in your child’s life and encourage and support them to do more of what they excel at.
Make Them Matter
No matter how young your little one is, as a parent, make sure that through both your actions and your words, you always show them that they matter to you. The more significant your child feels, the more confident they will feel. This will also lead them to develop stronger connections with others and will encourage positive self-evaluation.
Check some of the affirmations for my daughters.
I’d love for you to share in the comments some ways you can build your child’s self-esteem.
I am a full believer in offering them choices. It helps them to learn to make good decisions AND like you said, it builds confidence.
This is so good! All of these different ways to build a child’s self-esteem are great. When my kids were growing up I let them know that they were loved and cherished. Also, that they could talk to me about anything. They are all adults now and I’m so proud of them.
I try to do these things with my kids. I always want them to have a good self-esteem. Life can be tough these days, especially with phones, so I always try to do what I can to make sure they are doing well.
It is so hard to not compare your children, but you’re right. It’s not a good idea!
It is important to do all of these things to help our children gain the confidence they need. When something goes wrong we also teach them to own up to it and keep trying not to make excuses.
Awww, these are really great ways to help build a child’s esteem. I hear too many parents compare their kids in front of their kids and it makes me cringe every single time.
I really enjoyed reading this post. These are really helpful tips. Building a child’s self-esteem is so important, and it’s never too early to start.
These are indeed key ways to build a child’s self-esteem! Praising them, listening to them, giving them challenges and goals that they can work toward accomplishing will give them a beautiful sense of pride.
Great tips! As long as the work is authentic, and they really feel successful, then they will definitely build a good self-esteem. Great tips.
These are all great tips. Having good self esteem is really important for kids’ development, so it’s important to develop it.
These are really good tips. It’s so important to be open and honest and there for your kids.
This is something I worry about all the time. I don’t want to praise my girls too much, but I want them to have confidence!
These are some really great tips for boosting your kid’s self esteem. Offering choices definitely helps them develop decision making skills.
First of all, CUTE SHOES she is wearing. I love this article. Such great advice to keep kids self-esteem high
I am so agree that the positive self-esteem is an important quality for a kid or grown up . Your tips are really cool. I love the that says that we should never compare our kids with other or even between brothers or sisters!
I love your tips! I do most of these with my boys now and they seem to be working great!
I love this and I totally agree with all of your tips. It’s SO important to build up our kids self esteem, I know I work hard to do it every day!
I love all these tips and I do agree with all of them. The most important them is to encourage and support them no matter what.
My daughter is the oldest in her class, and I really credit it for her wonderful self-esteem. When kids feel successful, like she did in early elementary, it can really set them up for a healthy self-image. For my other children, I kept that in mind and found ways for them to feel that same sense of success.
These are really great ways to help build a child’s esteem. and really helpful tips.☺️