How can I build my child's confidence?

How can I build my child's confidence?

Eileen Hayes (Editor in Chief - Your Family magazine) gives expert video advice on: How can I build my child's confidence?

Parents often really worry about how to get a confident child. A certain amount of confidence is just part of personality and can't be changed. Some people are very outgoing and some are just the opposite, but you can encourage a child to have confidence partly by giving them lots of praise and attention for the things that they do well, by just saying "well done" or "good job". This is not just for the things they achieve, but for trying to do things for saying "you really made an effort on that." All of that gives a child confidence, but it also helps if they can get feedback from their own age group, from their peers, and if they realize that other people like them, so encouraging friendships and explaining to them the social skills needed for that is a big part of children feeling confident in themselves.