Self-confidence is the individual's feeling of self-worth and competence, that is, satisfaction with himself. This satisfaction of the person is also reflected in his relations with his environment, and in this way, it can be ensured that the value becomes reciprocal. The individual must first learn to have positive feelings towards himself, the individual who finds himself deserving of positive feelings also gets satisfaction from what he shares with his environment and feels good. begins to shape his world. A child who is supported, whose need for love and attention is met, who feels valuable and is accepted by his family, starts his adult life as a loving and valuable person, which is the source of the child's self-confidence.
Making some choices from an early age. Our needs, such as making choices, arise. Children, too, try to ask questions and find answers since they begin to be aware of their own selves, and they seek the answers for these answers in the people they trust most, namely their parents. For this reason, parents are very important in the development of a child's self-confidence. Sometimes, especially fathers can be ahead of mothers in supporting children's self-confidence. Because mostly mothers tend to approach more emotionally than fathers in many positive or negative situations. So, how should the parent or caregiver treat the child?
WHAT CAN FAMILIES DO?
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Parents can generally expect their children and their children, These expectations should be according to their children's potentials and should be evaluated whether they are unrealistic.
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The child should be raised in a family environment where boundaries, duties and responsibilities are clear and care is taken not to violate them.
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The child's need for love and value should be met, and it should be checked whether positive feelings are shared enough in the family.
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As much as the lessons that the child can achieve in school life, Of course, there will be areas where it fails to achieve. In these cases, highlight areas in which the child excels. Care can be taken to plan and support its development. Parents or caregivers should be able to find out what the child's problems are in the lessons in which he failed, by talking to the child and observing the child, and what they can do for this should be discussed within the family. When a child encounters a problem, their parents should be able to allow the child to recognize the problem and to believe that he or she can deal with it. The child should be able to learn to confront the problem.
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Children learn from what they see from their parents. Parents can try to demonstrate their problem-solving skills to their children. While children are trying to overcome their problems, the point that parents should not overlook is 'Children need to know that they always stand behind their parents'. For this reason, care should be taken not to withhold invisible but tangible support from the child.
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When children encounter failures, parents or caregivers should sometimes be encouraged to try again, and sometimes help them to accept the situation in a negative way.
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Can children recognize their emotions? can be discussed within the family. When a problem occurs in the family, small meetings can be held among family members, each member's feelings and thoughts can be shared, and it can be ensured that they are aware of each other's thoughts and feelings.
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Children, when they are right they should hear their justifications together with their justifications, and in cases where they are wrong, they should be able to talk to their parents or their trusted ones about how to compensate for the mistake made.
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