the way you talk to your children is the
single greatest factor in shaping their
personalities and their self-confidence
hello I'm Brian Tracy and today I want
to talk about how to raise children who
are happy healthy and self-confident
every parent's dream raising happy
healthy self-confident children is a
much more difficult job than it seems
but by gum it is really possible I've
studied this topic for many years and
I've even developed programs and
speeches on this topic which I have
given worldwide in multiple languages
what I found before I had my first child
and I have four children and five
grandchildren now is that there are
certain ways that parents respond to and
interact with their children that help
ensure their success in life the first
thing parents with happy and confident
children do is to ensure that their
children have rules children want and
need rules they need structure within
which they can grow as a parent you want
to establish communication discipline
and obedience without coming across as a
third world dictator whether you realize
it or not your kids want you to make the
rules for them they expect you to care
and nurture and teach them believe it or
not subconsciously kids want you to
provide a set of guidelines so that they
will have some structure in their lives
so they know what to expect
and so there is consistency some parents
make the mistake of trying to be friends
with their children or not establishing
firm guidelines because they fear that
their children will resent them for it
this is simply not true and it's crucial
to give them the stability and the
structure that they both need and crave
the second thing parents with happy
self-confident children do is to empower
them to make their own decisions when
they know what the rewards and the
punishments are for any given situation
your kids will build self-confidence
it's through making their own decisions
and they'll make good decisions they
will be empowered to make decisions and
take responsibility for their actions
they need your guidance and direction
they need your care and your love and
you need them to listen to you and
follow the rules so that you'll both be
happy
the third thing parents do to raise
happy healthy self-confident children is
to talk to them in a certain manner the
way you talk to your children is the
single greatest factor in shaping their
personalities and their self-confidence
the foundation of self-confidence is
self esteem self esteem is defined as
how much you like yourself or how much
you respect yourself when children are
growing up they have no self-concept
they have no idea of themselves who they
are and so on so they take on their
whole beliefs about themselves from
infancy by the way they are treated by
the most important people in their lives
their mother and their father so if you
want to have a great impact on your
children constantly feed them positive
reinforcement never criticize your
children this is so important
destructive criticism negative criticism
is the greatest destroyers of
personality in the world my children I'm
happy to say I've never been criticized
my parents criticize me all day every
day but my children not once never
complain about your children
either to them or to other people always
tell them how wonderful they are always
build them up always be understanding if
they have problems in life remember you
did far worse things than they did when
you were growing up always tell them how
good they are and how smart they are so
that the most important person in their
life is always laying down a
psychological foundation of self-esteem
and self-worth that will lead to the
self-confidence they will need when they
grow up now raising well-rounded
children can be tough especially in
today's hectic world the good news is
the
if you are a dedicated parent and you
provide them with the tools they need to
succeed especially the psychological
emotional tools you will not only ensure
that they will be healthy but they will
also be happy and self-confident now
before we wrap up I'd like to leave you
with a thought to share with your
friends and followers here it is the way
you talk to your children is the single
greatest factor in shaping their
personalities and their self-confidence
now I'd love to hear from you what do
you do for your children to ensure they
become self-confident individuals leave
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