Confidence & Self Esteem in 5 Steps

Confidence & Self Esteem in 5 Steps 

We all know how kids can be extremely resilient, but often forget to take a step back to ensure they are feeling confident in their own learning process. But what do we do when they are not?

Obviously, we cannot push this under the rug in hopes that it will go away as it could only spiral into something bigger down the road. We have listed out a few ways to help you work with your child to get him/her back on track:

1.    Always try to make positive comments - The most important people to children are their parents, but when negativity is around, it's hard for children to feel confident in what they do. A good tip is to congratulate a child even in the simplest achievements such as solving a math problem or getting an A on a report card. Remember as Dr. Phil says "it takes a thousand atta-boys to erase one negative comment".

2.    Spend time together - Children love to be loved, they essentially require it. Spending time with a loved one has a lifelong impact on a child. Tip - implement game night or have dinner together as a family every night no matter the number of people attending, whether it is two or ten people as long as you are together.

3.    Listen rather than talk - Children of all ages need to express their feelings and emotions and sometimes they just need to know they are able to speak openly, have someone listen and understand them. This teaches them how to keep open lines of communication and that their ideas are being listed to instead of ignored.

4.    No Nagging - Nagging serves no purpose at all. It is the opposite of discussing and listening that creates bad feelings as well as negative comments.

5.    Talk about your own mistakes - This is where leading by example comes in. As we are all humans we make mistakes from time to time, but knowing how to handle the mistakes is what separates us. Talking to our children and explaining our mistakes and how we handled them in a positive constructive way will teach them to do the same, give them confidence and make them not afraid to make their own mistakes.

To read up on more tips on boosting your child’s confidence go to http://www.more-selfesteem.com/tipsforparents.htm.  To boost learning confidence visit Kumon of West Worcester to see how they can help you at

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Are children sponges?

The meaning of being a sponge  

"Children are like sponges" is often a common phrase we hear, but how often do we stop and watch this amazing process? We watch them in amazement as they discover the wonders of the world as well begin to blossom unique personalities of their very own. In today's world we are constantly being bombarded by the media, advertisements, news stories, and internet on the latest and greatest better parent techniques.

Of course, as parents we want to be the best and give our children the world. In order to do so, it is good to begin at the basics of learning and how our children physically go through this process.

So how does a young child's learning process work? (Each child has his/her own unique learning process apply as necessary to your child):

·      Children at the young age of three, are at a crucial stage of learning as they are now beginning to learn through employing by using all of their senses. At this age, they are able to avoid distractions and focus on getting the task at hand completed.

·      They are persistent at extensive problem solving and are very methodical and creative with the solutions to problems.

·      You couldn't wait for them to talk, but now they never stop! Language for a three year old is taking off. His/her vocabulary is growing by leaps and bounds, pronunciation is improving and grammar is being used more frequently.

·      Children are now initiating conversations and want to talk about areas of interest and the environment around them.

·      Children are learning and understanding stories, songs and poems. They are beginning to learn and recognize letters and numbers.

Now that we know some of the basic's, its a good idea to use the best resources around to capture, nature and utilize all the learning potential our children have. One of our best resources is Kumon, a learning center that works with children from ages 3 and up to create good learning skills, confidence, high self esteem and much more.

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