Teach Them to Learn From Errors

There is no one in our world is perfect so therefore everyone makes mistakes and errors at times. The important thing is that we learn to develop ourselves and learn lessons from our mistakes. We must then use these lessons to keep us from making future mistakes of a similar type. It is all part of the growing process. It is the same for a child who needs to build their self-confidence. The following chapter contains useful information that will serve as guide for you while you teach your child the importance of learning from their errors and how this relates to their self-confidence.

Help Them Learn

Your child has been in this world much less time than you have. Therefore, it only makes sense that the responsibility of teaching your child how to learn from mistakes fall upon you. As a parent, you have surely had to do this many times in the past and have much more experience with it than your child. As stated before, everyone makes mistakes and no one is perfect. What divides people into those who succeed and those who don’t is whether a person learns from their mistakes or not.

Building your child’s self-confidence is possible through success and success is possible through your child learning from their mistakes. You must teach your child not to be too hard on themselves or beat themselves up when they make a mistake. You must teach them to look at the situation from a logical standpoint and determine the things that they could have done different in order to get a more desirable outcome.

You will be surprised at how much this will boost your child’s self-confidence. This process will mature your child’s thinking process and they will be more confident because they will know that even if they do not succeed at something the first time, they will determine their mistakes, try again and succeed. Not teaching your child about learning from their mistakes will eventually have negative outcomes on your child’s self-confidence.

If your child does not learn from their mistakes, they will likely keep making the same mistakes. This can make a child feel as if they are stuck in a rut or like success is hopeless. They will feel like they cannot do anything and their motivation toward life will slowly spiral downward. A perfect example of this would be most people in correctional institutions, whether adult or juvenile.

If you ask most of the people in there, they will likely say that they never had anyone teach them the value of learning from their mistakes. These people continued to make the same mistakes until they felt as if life was hopeless and completely gave up on trying to be successful. You do not want this happen to your child. In order for you to avoid a situation like this you must teach your child the importance of learning from their errors.

Learn To Accept Who Your Child Is Synopsis

Accepting a child for who they are is usually not a difficult task for a parent to perform. On the other hand, there are instances where certain things about a child really bother their parent or parents. This can be extremely damaging to a child’s self-confidence because their parents are supposed to be a source of continues approval and affection.

There are certain things that a child not be able to change about themselves and you will have to accept them if you ever want your child to be happy and have high levels of self-confidence. The following chapter will provide you with some examples of types of things some parents may have to learn to accept. Keep in mind, some of these things may be difficult to accept or may even go against your religious background, but if you want your child to be confident and succeed you must accept them.

Accept Your Child for Who They Are

There may be certain things about your child that you wish could be different. The truth is, your child cannot change certain things about their self. You cannot blame your child for who they are, they did not ask to be brought into this world, you made the decision to give them life. Your child may also do certain things in their life that you do not approve of but you must accept them as reality and figure out a way to help your child change the behaviors. The following are some examples of types of things you child cannot change about their selves.

• Sexuality. This is probably the area where the largest amount of parents have a hard time accepting their child for who they are. This may be due to moral stand points or it may be due to religious backgrounds and personal beliefs. No matter what the reason is, you must learn to accept your child for who they are. Showing your child that you love them for who they are will greatly improve their self-confidence and make them feel much better about their self. Apart from this, trying to force your child to change something about their self such as sexuality will cause many difficulties for a child in life. They will most likely become confused about who they truly are and this will surely destroy their future and confidence.
• Likes and Dislikes. You have to learn to accept your child’s likes, dislikes, and interests. You have to understand that just because you want your son to grow up to be a football player or your daughter to be a beauty queen does not mean they want the same for their life. You need to encourage your child to do the things they like in life, even if they do not adhere to your set dreams and goals of your child. After all, it is their life and they are the one who has to live it, parents are just passengers on the journey used as guidance.
• Accept Your Child’s Strengths and Weaknesses. It is important for you as a parent to understand that it may not be possible for your child to live up to all of your expectations. You must remember to be realistic with your expectations for your child and to be understanding when they cannot live up to one of them. If you constantly show disapproval when a child cannot meet one of your expectations, you will destroy the child’s confidence and make them feel like a lesser person or worthless. Showing your child that you will accept them as long as they try their best in everything they do will surely boost their confidence and make them a happier person with a more successful life. These were just a few examples of the countless things you may have to accept about your child one day. As stated before, you do not have to like everything your child does but it is important that you learn how to accept it, not only for the confidence and well-being of child, but also for your own as well.

Excerpted from the book Building Confidence for Kids.

This excerpt has been edited and condensed for clarity.

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