How to Help Your Child Connect With Their Inner Self

Posted by Tiara Swinson on September 27, 2018

what it's like to be a stay at home parent-1Kids naturally want to learn. However, before you start helping your child learn reading and math skills, one thing that will help them out quite a bit will be learning how to find their inner self.  When your child can find their inner self they will be able to understand what they want in any situation They will be able to solve problems easier and will be more self-assured. The problem you may have as a parent is not really knowing how to help your child find their inner self. With this being said, here are 3 great tips that will help you in guiding your children to discovering their inner self.

Allow The Kids Room

This is a key aspect. It is really different from what modern society has come to accept as parenting. However, by letting your child to have some room, rather than being the parent who is always pushing items on their kids or pushing distractions out of the way, you will notice they will start to gain some self-control over what to do. While this can be troubling, it is the best way to allow your child to start to develop problem solving skills themselves. 

A great way to think about this is if you are constantly tackling your kid's problems or hovering over them, they do not have a chance to go out and really start to become themselves. That is because they are constantly going to be looking to you to solve the problems for them, but also will be looking at you to see if they have your approval. By giving your child a chance to do some things on their own, you will allow them the chance to think through their problems on their own and find ways to cope with problems without any intervention.

Provide Guidance As Needed

In some cases, you will notice your kids are taking on a problem that they can't solve on their own. This does happen, but you will want to give your children every opportunity to solve the problem on their own. This is going to help them gain confidence in their ability, but also help them with some critical thinking skills and problem-solving skills.  However, as you notice your child continue to struggle, you should step in and provide a "what if" type of solution. This way they can start to become an independent thinker and have a better grasp of  hypothesizing solutions and how this can be applied to almost every situation in their life.

Provide Praise 

Praise should not be given for every little thing your child does once they grow out of their toddler years. However, when your child does well on the big test or get straight A's then you should definitely give them praise. This way they will see the hard work they are doing is paying off and you are proud of them, which gives the kids a critical boost in confidence.

Helping your kids find their inner self is easy to do and definitely something that will help them become better people in life. Additionally, by using these tips you will find that it will help them in an educational situation. They will start to develop thinking and problem-solving as well while knowing that you are proud of what they are doing. 

Topics: Emotional Development, Identity Development, Child Psychology

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