Teach Your Child Perseverance
To Build Confidence
Self-esteem grows from perseverance. And perseverance leads to self-esteem.
Helping children learn to stick with a tough challenge will give them the confidence they need to succeed.
Parents can help. Here are some ways to help your child develop perseverance:
Look for examples of people who are successful because they kept trying. Pilots must spend many hours in smaller planes before they can be in control of a 747. Make sure your child sees not only the finished performance but also the hard work and discipline that made it possible.
Help your child recognize courage in his own life. List times when he tackled a challenge. The day he walked into a new school . . . the time he stuck with a tough math project . . . the time he tried out for a play. Children who see themselves as courageous are more likely to be brave the next time they are faced with a challenge.
Make sure your child understands that nobody is good at everything. Michael Jordan struck out as a baseball player. Yet he was the greatest basketball player ever. Albert Einstein was not a great athlete, but he was a brilliant scientist.
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.”
-Thomas Edison: Inventor
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