THE FUTURE IS IN OUR “BEING” AS A PARENT!!
BUILDING CONFIDENCE AS A PARENT
Being a parent myself (two young boys) I am very conscious about my behavior and effect on the character shaping of my two little “monkeys”. Being a parent is the best thing in the world. The endless rumbles, playing trying tricks to each other and the endless questions about the happenings from a child’s world perspective is priceless. Very consciously I praise my two boys as much as I can. It really builds confidence in their little minds. After I praise my youngest son (4 years), he often asks me: “are you impressed with me”? How beautiful!
Ray Burke states, “Praise is powerful. Praising your child is one of the most important things you can do as a parent. Praise is nourishment. It helps your child grow emotionally, just as food helps your child grow physically” (Burke, 1997, pg. 51). One could not have summed up what the effects of praise are any better than that. Praise is a method of keeping focus on the positive of any situation. Charles Schaefer’s’ book, How to Influence Children, states that praise is to give a “realistic, positive appraisal of a child’s performance” (pg. 230).
The reason behind giving praise is to build up self confidence, to give a belief of personal satisfaction, with the addition of feeling secure within one’s self (Hurlock, 1978, pg. 311). There is a sense of confidence that one has when one knows that someone has paid attention and has encourage them with a positive response, due to their efforts. Norma Cutts stated that praise makes you radiate “well-being” (Cutts, 1952, pg. 245). So in praising your child it will only encourage them to do well at whatever task they are faced with doing. It creates self reliance which is one of the keys to success no matter what they like to achieve (Burke, R., & Herron, R. (1996). Common Sense Parenting. Nebraska: Boys Town Press).
Anything we do and who we are towards our kids matters. For us, for them and for the next generation. Everything matters!!
Paul Mantel – http://www.livelifeco.com
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June 19th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
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June 24th, 2010 at 5:11 am
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