Parent as a guiding soul
December 4th 2007 by wizWriters in Child Abuse
Another name for fear of failure is fear of criticism or fear of rejection. It is usually seen that a child who has a fear of failure is more subjugated with inferiority complex. If we talk about a mediocre child, we can easily figure out his feeling of inferiority complex amongst multitalented and dexterous kids. Though the problem is chronic but there is a definite cure to it.
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In such cases, motivation is the medicine that should be given by parents to their children to cure their child behavioral problem. Motivation is very necessary to provide self analysis for the child who undergoes constant emotional and physical change in teen years.
It is very important on the part of the parents to boost the morale of the child that helps in easing out the pressure of competitive world that he/she has to face constantly. Only parents can become the guiding soul to make the child understand their worth, and make them realize that nothing is impossible with consistent hard work and persistent will power. Motivation can help the child in realizing its hidden potential and will come out of the fear of failure. The child should be made to understand that one should not be afraid of failure and consistent trials can only give them the taste of success.
“Courage is not the absence of fear, but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.”
These words of wisdom when conveyed to the child will help him or her in gaining back self confidence and esteem that the child loses in the process of continuous trials and tribulations of everyday life. Motivation makes the child feel safe from undue pressure that usually mounts as a part of constant goading and success stories.
Emotional support fills the vacuum…
Here emotional support plays a very vital role. Parents should try to make their child a friend and confidante with whom he or she can share his inner feelings. A good communication level between the parents and the child shuns away all vacuum in the relationship.
Stepping stones to motivate the child…
-Parents should accolade even small achievements of the child and motivates him or her to reach the best in the world without fearing about failure so that the child is not deterred in making genuine attempts.
-The child should be made realized about the individual capacity that is gifted and varies from individual to individual.
-Parents should make the child to maintain positive outlook towards the obstacles so that one does not lose heart in small matters of success and failure and should try to focus on large factors such as in becoming a good and genuine human being who understands and cares for others.
End result
The children who are frequently motivated show good leadership qualities in comparison of those who are not. They face the world with more positive outlook and least to mention with much more boost up confidence and with a feeling to conquer the world…
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