Boosting the self esteem of your child, makes them mentally and physically strong individuals. This is especially necessary for the female child as they are more vulnerable to life’s struggles. Here are 11 easy tips to enable you to raise your daughter as a confident person.
1. Dirt is good!
If your daughter wants, let her play at the beaches and other places. Like any other child, she would also love to make sand castles while getting soiled. This can help her bond well with her buddies and thus work positively for her self esteem.
2. Positive feedback
Researches show that encouraging and constructive feedback, boosts the confidence of females. Apart from assuring your daughter she is good-looking and pretty it is also very important to stress on accomplishments and personal traits, like being funny, clever , intelligent or hard working. Do not emphasize on the looks only. Make your girl realize and believe the fact that looks are not everything. Skills play a major role in structuring the life of an individual irrespective of the gender.
3. Do not stereotype
It is obvious for a girl to be attracted towards make up and other beauty products. While choosing toys, most girls would go for dolls and doll houses. But if they don’t, then do not force them. Do not stereotype our daughter to think in a certain manner. Let her grow up with an open mind and free of stereotypical boundaries.
4. Encourage friendships with new people
According to a study, unlike boys girls have a tendency to meet and mingle in smaller groups. For girls one on one friendship is very essential. This is the reason why girls tend to have intense relationships with a best friend. These relations are also very fickle. So, when these friendships break it is very disheartening for your daughter. To avoid this persuade your daughter to widen her friend circle. This can be done by making her getting involved in group and sports activities, this will lead her to meet new people.
5. Mix with boys
According to a study by Liverpool John Moores, boys are in general, more active than girls. In order to instill confidence and increase self esteem in your daughter you ought to promote your daughter to play with boys. This will encourage her to talk with all and widen her circle of female friends to include some guy friends.
6. Do not stick to stereotypical toy choices
Girls have always been enchanted to dolls. Fill your daughter’s toy box with all sorts of toys without emphasizing on gender. Let your daughter choose on her own.
7. Give responsibilities
Giving responsibility to your girl child can make her feel confident and responsible. The responsibilities can help her realize that you have invested your trust in her. This would further boost her confidence and help her accomplish the task.
8. Tucking in
Girls are known to be concerned about their figure from a small age. Researches have shown that a girl as young as 7, can get too concerned about her body type. Instead of coaxing her not to eat certain foods, incorporate varied food options in her food diet. This would make her less worried about being fat or thin and divert her attention to new food options.
9. Appreciate her
You should praise and encourage your daughter regardless of the hobby she chooses like drama, art, music or sport.
10. Encourage independence
Your daughter will benefit the most if you will let her do activities on her own. This will help in her growth as an individual. Realizing and accepting the fact that she would have to do her chores all by herself, would encourage her to become independent.
11. Spend good time
Spending time with your daughter would be a confidence booster for her. If she finds a good friend in you, she can drain out her fears and anxities onto you and feel safe and secure.
Confidence and self-esteem of your daughter will ensure a lifetime of social happiness and mental health.
