Courtesy

The Path to Confidence

Encouraging your child to practice courtesy not only sets them on the right path to building confidence but also contributes to their social and emotional development.

Teaching your child courtesy from a young age can help them develop essential social skills and builds their confidence.

Little things in life can often have a large impact. Simple things like saying hello, looking someone in the eye when you speak to them, and saying please and thank you.

Here are three ways your child can practice courtesy:

1. Listening to others without interrupting them.

2. Offering a helping hand when someone needs assistance.

3. Being polite and respectful when interacting with others.

By practising these behaviours, children learn to be more patient, considerate, and empathetic.

They also develop better communication skills, which help them build strong relationships with others.

Moreover, when children learn to look people in the eye as they talk to them, it naturally boosts their confidence, and the outcome is positive self-esteem and self-worth.

As a parent or role model, practising what you preach is essential.

It is more likely that children will emulate your good behaviour when they see you modelling it.

Teaching your child courtesy might seem simple in the early years, but it sets them up for life as it impacts future relationships with friends and work colleagues.

Trish Corbett
info@ethicalfoundations.com.au

Trish is the author of 'How to Raise Kids With Integrity - for parents, childcare educators and teachers' and blogs about a characteristic each week so that the main role models in a child's life can help children grow with self-awareness and self-confidence so they can make a positive difference in their world by recognizing and acknowledging character qualities in themselves and others. This works for adults too! Try it - sign up for a weekly email.

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