Instilling Self-Confidence in Your Teens

Young teens feel quite inadequate.
They have new bodies that are developing at the speed of light.

They are uncertain about their relationships and how to behave with others.
They have developing minds and attitudes that they are not sure of.

They have difficulty adjusting to changes.
All of these things can reck havoc with teenagers and their self-confidence. There are a few things that parents can do to support their teens in this time of turmoil and help to even help them improve their self-esteem.
Here are a few tips that parents could follow. 1.

Provide opportunities for your child to succeed as much as possible. Give them successful experiences.

If your teen finds that (s)he likes certain things, such as the arts or sports, encourage him/her to take art courses or join a soccer or baseball team.

This will usually bring out the best in your teen which should boost self-confidence tremendously.
2.
Don't push your child to keep excelling.

This usually can cause your teenager to become critical of his/her abilities. Instead, give your teen some time to just chill out and do what (s)he really wants to, even if it seems that (s)he is wasting time. Teens need down time where they aren't expected to do much.
3. Help your teens to trust in themselves and to feel safe.

You can achieve this by giving them unconditional love and support, regardless of the circumstances.
Resist giving negative criticism all the time.

Praise your teen as much as possible.

Negative criticism can give to developing inferiority complex over time, making her hypercritical of herself. 4. Praise and encourage your teen as much as possible.
It is important for parents to praise their teens often for a job well done or for an effort well made. This is how you build your teen's self-confidence.

Praise from loved ones, such as parents, can work wonders in building your teen's self-confidence.
However, parents should make sure that their praise is genuine. 5. Talk to your teen.

It may be a good idea to set some prescribed time to talk to your teen each night or every couple nights.

You teen usually needs encouragement from his day to day challenges.

So, spending even fifteen minutes each evening can help so much.

6. Listen to everything that your teenager is saying and to what (s)he may be implying carefully and without criticism. Let your teenager talk without interrupting.
This will show your teen that you respect her unconditionally.
7.

Have patience with your teen as much as possible.
When a teen feels that you won't criticize him for everything that (s)he does wrong, (s)he will start acting much more confidently over time. And this can improve your overall relations with your teen and will develop and perhaps even instill self-confidence.
So, whether your teen is self-confident right now or not, you, as a parent, can really help to instill self-confidence in him/her.

It only takes consistency, patience, and genuine love and self-acceptance of your teen.