Nurturing self confidence and self respect in young children.
Nurturing self confidence and self respect in young children.
Prior to teaching tiny tots learn to write or read, it is very essential for a school personnels to nurture self confidence and self respect. Children need to feel good about themselves. A positive self-image has long-term effects on behavior, achievement, and even health.
Below are some ways to encourage the development of self-confidence, using “Touch, Talk, Read, Play” techniques from the Urban Child Institute:
1. Create a sense of safety and security.
Tinytots need to feel safe and secure. Mother ,the first teacher protects her child from all odds. This caring and protecting assures the child safe and secure and also have a sense of being loved and important. As child grows, this frees to explore its environment because child trusts that mother will be there as its “home base” that it can return to if frightened, frustrated, or simply eager to share the discoveries. When the child enters the school, which is entirely a new surrounding, feel insecure and starts to cry.But as he child gets older and spends more time with other children, he/she will take that sense of security with her.
Tinytots need to feel safe and secure. Mother ,the first teacher protects her child from all odds. This caring and protecting assures the child safe and secure and also have a sense of being loved and important. As child grows, this frees to explore its environment because child trusts that mother will be there as its “home base” that it can return to if frightened, frustrated, or simply eager to share the discoveries. When the child enters the school, which is entirely a new surrounding, feel insecure and starts to cry.But as he child gets older and spends more time with other children, he/she will take that sense of security with her.
2. Help develop a good attitude.
One of the best blessings a child can receive is an “I can do it” attitude. Children are not born with self-confidence; they develop it based on interactions with others. Helping tiny tots to develop a good attitude about himself/herself and his/her abilities will build self confidence. Showing him /her affection freely instills a sense of self-worth. If a small deed done by them is appreciated and applauded, it will boost the confidence to try to do new innovating things under guidance.
One of the best blessings a child can receive is an “I can do it” attitude. Children are not born with self-confidence; they develop it based on interactions with others. Helping tiny tots to develop a good attitude about himself/herself and his/her abilities will build self confidence. Showing him /her affection freely instills a sense of self-worth. If a small deed done by them is appreciated and applauded, it will boost the confidence to try to do new innovating things under guidance.
3. Encourage problem-solving
Parents just hate to see their children struggle through a difficulty. It is always seen that ,the child’s work is completed by the elders many a times. So, it becomes the school’s responsibility to make tiny tots realise that doing work by themselves gives happiness and pleasure to do more work. Teachers need to have more patience to listen to them, analyse and give the solution that could be understood by them. Many trial and error methods adopted by tinytots make them self confident to overcome any situation.
‘Developmentally appropriate challenges’ must be posed to them and wait patiently and observe the way it is handled by them. First, offering some encouragement and guidance is essential. When s/he succeeds, s/he’ll have a greater sense of accomplishment. One must be sure that s/he has opportunities to try problems that are just slightly beyond h/is/er skill level, so that working through the solution is both interesting and rewarding. Applauding h/is/er efforts as well h/is/er accomplishments is vital in encouraging h/is/er self-confidence.
Parents just hate to see their children struggle through a difficulty. It is always seen that ,the child’s work is completed by the elders many a times. So, it becomes the school’s responsibility to make tiny tots realise that doing work by themselves gives happiness and pleasure to do more work. Teachers need to have more patience to listen to them, analyse and give the solution that could be understood by them. Many trial and error methods adopted by tinytots make them self confident to overcome any situation.
‘Developmentally appropriate challenges’ must be posed to them and wait patiently and observe the way it is handled by them. First, offering some encouragement and guidance is essential. When s/he succeeds, s/he’ll have a greater sense of accomplishment. One must be sure that s/he has opportunities to try problems that are just slightly beyond h/is/er skill level, so that working through the solution is both interesting and rewarding. Applauding h/is/er efforts as well h/is/er accomplishments is vital in encouraging h/is/er self-confidence.
4. Repeat.
Learning any valuable skill requires lots of practice. Being patient when s/he repeats a skill over and over and over is necessary. This repetition is critical for mastery and, quite frankly, it’s fascinating for h/is/er! Give h/is/er time to explore h/is/er new skills in different ways. Taking advantage of h/is/er curiosity is essential. The more s/he learns, the more h/is/er self-confidence will grow.
Learning any valuable skill requires lots of practice. Being patient when s/he repeats a skill over and over and over is necessary. This repetition is critical for mastery and, quite frankly, it’s fascinating for h/is/er! Give h/is/er time to explore h/is/er new skills in different ways. Taking advantage of h/is/er curiosity is essential. The more s/he learns, the more h/is/er self-confidence will grow.
5. Taking care of self:
A well known rhyme ‘brush your teeth’ ‘Bits of paper’ and so on are the rhymes for children to learn to keep themselves clean and safeguard the belongings. This instills the quality of self-respect.
A well known rhyme ‘brush your teeth’ ‘Bits of paper’ and so on are the rhymes for children to learn to keep themselves clean and safeguard the belongings. This instills the quality of self-respect.
6. Believing in self:
It is common to compare with others performance. Let it be sports, games, academic or activities. This comparison brings down the confidence level and in long run forget to respect self. The real truth is that there is only one ‘you’, and ‘you’ and ‘your’ particular set of skills and attributes and quirks and misgivings are exactly what the world needs. You are needed as much as the next person. Believing in self and believing in what one has to offer is important. Appreciation in all the activities a child does is very important to make the child believe in self.
It is common to compare with others performance. Let it be sports, games, academic or activities. This comparison brings down the confidence level and in long run forget to respect self. The real truth is that there is only one ‘you’, and ‘you’ and ‘your’ particular set of skills and attributes and quirks and misgivings are exactly what the world needs. You are needed as much as the next person. Believing in self and believing in what one has to offer is important. Appreciation in all the activities a child does is very important to make the child believe in self.
A positive, encouraging attitude will greatly influence child’s development.
Phani Kumari.
Phani Kumari.
A great article and such relevant points explained so simply. I wish more School leaders could have this insight and guide the Pre Primary Teachers as well. This section is the most important and often neglected group. They are left to fend for thrmdethemand the effect of these years is actually life long!
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