How to Build Self Confidence in Your Children

How to Build Self Confidence in Your Children

by Barbara Minton
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(The Best Years in Life) The media recently reported the story of a 9 year old who acted quickly and decisively to save the life of his teacher who was having an terrible asthma attack. Experts were full of praise for the boy's actions, but the real story is about his parents and how they managed to raise a child like that. Those parents really know what they are doing. They have managed to empower their child to face an unpleasant situation, make a decision quickly, and act on that decision. Their child has confidence.

Building self confidence in children was once a matter of common sense. It wasn't so long ago that most children were raised to be confident individuals. But recently a new kind of parent has emerged who can be detrimental to the healthy development of their children: the over-parenter.  Read More.