Motivate children: "It is about raising your self-esteem and listening and understanding your needs

  • 2013

The motor of motivation in children lies in raising their self-esteem and in listening and understanding their needs aimed at developing their creativity and talents. The child acquires his self-esteem through his personal history and is formed from family, school, parents, friends, environment ... Therefore, the fact that the child believes in himself is the most decisive factor for his happiness and for You feel motivated enough to be able to create your dreams.

The child's self-assessment and confidence are factors that make up his own image that will keep him motivated and, in addition, he will listen to himself. Self-assessment is the image that the child has of himself from which they make important people of his environment.

The fact that the child has a high degree of self-confidence will cause him to be able to test himself and not fear failure. And if the child made a mistake, he will integrate it as a learning tool. The child will feel motivated and will gain self-confidence as he does things in the life process.

To motivate children, we can:

Encourage him to dare to take risks from a thorough perspective instead of always taking the safe route. This is an excellent way to encourage him to learn to experiment and do things he has never done before.

Teach him that it is not necessary to focus the importance on the external signals of success because self-esteem and motivation are factors that go hand in hand and do not depend on the outside, but on the inside. In this way, when a child becomes an adult, he can become a leader at his own value and not be conditioned or limited by the approval of others.

Teach him not to complain about himself, not to judge or criticize and to be sensitive and receptive to his environment and to others.

Encourage him not to criticize himself, not to be frightened by his negative thoughts and to learn to take responsibility instead of blaming himself.

Tell him to be patient with himself and that this takes time.

Help you create a positive image of yourself and be assertive or set reasonable limits.

Author text and illustrations: Mar a Jes s Verd Sacases

Technical illustrations: Watercolor

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