There is nothing more important for parents in this world other than their kids. Parents work hard to give the best possible facilities to their children mostly at the cost of their own luxuries. A lot of time as well as money are spent by parents on the education of their kids. All parents want to provide their child with the best possible educational qualifications so that their children can lead a life of dignity and respect when they become independent.
But besides proving your child with the best education you should also realise that self confidence proves to be the key to achieving success in life. If your child goes in for an interview it is his confidence level as well as how polished he is which holds great importance.
How can you make your child a confident person?
There are lot of ways in which parents can mould their children into a dignified and confident kid. This is because of the simple fact that parents know their child more than anyone else in the world does. They are aware of each and every habit of their kid along with the various aspects of his personality which needs to be worked up on.
Following are given some of the ways which may prove to be helpful in making your child stand out amongst a huge crowd:
Let him receive the phone
Mostly when your child picks the telephone, he simply calls you to talk to the person after asking the person who is on other side of the telephone to hold for a just a minute. Instead of simply handing over the phone to you, ask your kid to inquire about who is on the other side of the phone. If your kid is familiar with the person speaking on the phone then he could greet that particular person by simply asking for instance “hello aunty, good evening. How have you been?” you will notice that only a few lines will do a world of good to the self- confidence of your child. A sense of self-assurance is bound to develop in your child in various social situations.
Around guests
It is a common practice by many parents to tell children to go and study in their rooms in case some visitors arrive at the home. And when some years later kids refuse to open up to the guests arriving at your place or strangers visiting your family parents are left wondering as to what can be done to get their children out of this awkwardness. Instructing your kid not to mingle too much with strangers even once is bound to play heavily on their immature minds. Instead allow your kid to speak his heart out.
If you are wishful of spending a little time alone with the guests try and get your point across in a diplomatic and sophisticated manner. You can tell your kid to go and complete his homework in his room and then your guests will see his homework. Specific pointers need to be provided to your kid while you are teaching him to be a little hospitable. In case you are expecting guests when you need to go out for some time teach your kid to invite them inside first. After the guests are seated comfortably he may ask them something to drink.
Giving his introduction:
You should tell your kid about shaking hands and introducing himself whenever he comes across a new person. Most of the parents focus their attention only on the education of their child but they also need to realise the fact that while giving interview for the admission to some school or college r even for jobs self confidence is something which is a must.
Just for a moment imagine your child entering the room for an interview with school principal and just as he makes an entry he shakes hand with the principal and introduces himself. Well you can be pretty sure that half the process is done already.
Minding your child’s Ps as well as Qs
Being polite always proves to be helpful. You should yourself be polite at home so as to emphasize your point. For instance say “please pass me the salt”. Remind your child to use words like pl
It is in the nature of a majority of the children to be withdrawn as well as shy in various social situations. It becomes the duty of the parents to help their kids in overcoming this shyness when they are young and their personality is still in the developing stages. They should be taught ways to deal with normal everyday situations so that a sense of confidence can be inculcated in them.