One of the most valuable gifts you can give your children is the ability to understand themselves better and navigate life with confidence and resilience. Parenting is a remarkable adventure brimming with moments of joy, hurdles to overcome, and boundless chances for personal development. ![]() Empowering Your Children: A Guide to Fostering Self-Awareness Join us as we embark on a path towards raising self-aware, confident, and emotionally intelligent children who are poised for success. In this comprehensive guide, we'll explore the significance of fostering self-awareness in children and provide you with practical parenting tips to empower your little ones on their journey of self-discovery. In our fast-paced world, nurturing this essential quality in our kids has never been more crucial. ![]() Among the most valuable gifts we can give them is the ability to understand themselves deeply-a gift known as self-awareness. Parenting is a remarkable journey filled with countless opportunities to shape the future of our children. Each time you follow these steps, their self-confidence will grow, and their creativity will be rewarded, not by physical products, but by a moment of love – you’ll be amazed at how their confidence in creating, through all sorts of platforms, will also continue to grow, just as their height does, and you will be opening up a whole new world of possibilities.| Updated: 01-10-2023 10:39 IST | Created: 01-10-2023 10:39 IST Image Credit: These simple steps will mean the world to a child, and they will say that you are truly interested in what they’ve done, that you value it, and that you recognise it’s worth to them. Ask them where they would like to display their creation, or who they would like to give it to, for example. ![]() Instead, take a moment to ask about the picture – to ask why they chose those colours, or to ask them to explain how they decided to draw or paint what they’ve created. So how else can you employ creativity to help children and young people grow and develop?įirst and foremost, for all of us, should be that positive acceptance that what has been created has meaning for the creator – even if we can’t actually tell what it is! So, when a child gives you a drawing, or painting, and it looks like a bunch of random splodges to you, don’t just say, ‘That’s great love’, then pin it on the wall, or stick it up on the fridge this says very little to the child, other than that you aren’t really interested. ![]() Because, the truth is, that the longer a child is able to access their creative spirit confidently, the easier they will be able to take on new concepts and ideas – not just academically, but also emotionally and mentally.įurthermore, because using the creative brain requires a whole new skill set, and that skill set gives respite from the stresses of the world (and yes, children have equally as important stress levels to cope with as adults do, they are just different), those children who are allowed to switch off through creating something new, will almost always develop greater insight academically, and greater stability emotionally. Is this just an inbuilt mental and emotional growth pattern all children automatically go through? Or is it caused by something deeper? Something for which we, as parents, are ultimately responsible? And if so, is there something we can change? Something we can do to help our own young people keep their sense of wonder for longer. Why is it that most children begin life with the freedom to explore shapes, colours, straight lines, curved lines, wiggly lines with enthusiasm and interest, whether using pen and paper, or writing in the sand, yet as time goes on, a shyness overcomes them and they start to compare themselves with their contemporaries, often deciding that they fall short of the expectations of others?
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