How to Help Prevent Insecurity From Your Child

 

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Everyone has insecurity at some point in their life, but whatever happens as a child seems to be ingrained for the rest of their life. As a parent, you’re going to be limited in what you do. You obviously can’t fight off every bully that you’re child is going to have. But what you can do is at least help your little ones grow their confidence so they know they’re good enough.

Insecurity can affect people in the worst way possible, from stress, anxiety, and low self-worth, and this can even affect communication. Needless to say, insecurity is a major curse, and if it hits at a young age, then it’s going to stick around for a long time. This is vital for fighting off any potential insecurity. So, here’s what you need to know to help your child not be insecure.

Help Them Develop a Strong Sense of Emotions

While a single traumatic event can trigger feelings of insecurity, it's often the result of an accumulation of small moments of anxiety and self-criticism. Encourage your child to talk about their emotions with you and listen to them without judgment. Remind them that it's normal to feel sad or scared sometimes, and remind them of their strengths.

Ask them how they would treat a friend who was having a rough time and help them to recognise the positive aspects of their personality and talents. Help them to focus on the here and now and avoid dwelling on past mistakes. They'll need to build a sense of confidence by facing new experiences, difficult transitions, and unavoidable frustrations throughout childhood.

Encourage Them to Be Assertive

In order to feel confident and strong, children need the ability to assert themselves when necessary. This can be especially difficult for kids who are in a peer group where they might feel pressure to avoid conflict or don’t want to stand up for themselves. One way to help them learn how to be assertive is by letting them see you doing it. They are much more observant than we think and will likely pick up on how you communicate in situations.

You can also encourage them to be assertive through role-playing. Write down different scenarios that require assertive communication on slips of paper and put them in a hat. Allow the child to draw a scenario and then talk about it together, including solutions to the situation (such as asking for help). Provide them with positive feedback when they speak up and defend themselves.

Help Them Build Positive Relationships

Specifically, they need to have a strong relationship with themselves. Encourage and empower them to not feel bad about aspects of themselves, such as not having straight teeth, freckles, their voice, or anything else they may be conscious of. They need to be aware of who they are, and love that. If they don’t have a positive relationship with themselves, they’re going to struggle to form relationships with others.

Be There for Them

The long and short if it is that it’s going to be, most likely, the parents that have the biggest impact. From making them health conscious to believing they are worthy, the parent is usually going to hold the key to preventing insecurity in their child. Both a privilege, and an important role to play. 

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