Parents tend to worry about their child's well-being, self-esteem,confidence and relationships. Growing up as the only male child in a family with 4 girls can be very tough on the boy. I grew up seeing my father seldomly and my mother and sisters were all I had and it was really challenging as my mother was scared of giving the wrong sexual orientation. I will be highlighting 3 factors that helped me overcome shyness as a child. Parents should follow the 3 factors to overcome timidity in their children and boost their confidence.

#1 Be your child's role model

Children learn quickly at tender age and love spending time with their parents more. The first role models of the child are the parents. As role models to the child, domestic violence between the parents should be avoided. Domestic violence is a very scary sight for children and it has two major implications on the child;

• It could make the child very scared and timid or having low self-esteem. Low self-esteem can make a child a victim of manipulation.
• or it could make a child very wild and leading to juvenile delinquency.

One lesson parents should take from this is

Learn to be the role model you needed to your child

#2 No Abuse

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Also physical and verbal abuse is very lethal in a child's upbringing and it makes a child inferior and unimportant. Am not saying the child should not be scolded but there are many ways to go about that. Growing up in Africa, we live in fear of our parents physically beating us but as we grew older, we got stronger and parents go weaker- tables have turned. My mother was not a supporter of beatings and so we used words, which was also wrong. Words hurt more than beatings because the thoughts stay with you forever.

#3 Support the Child

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In elementary school, my friends would mock me because my parents didn't attend the Parents Teachers Association meetings. My friends tbought they didn't attend because they could speak in a public. Little things like this go a long way in making a child confident.
Also I know parents have the right to live their own lives and divorce occurs but it does not stop both parents from attending a child's sports practice or drama rehearsals.

Parents should be their Child's Number one Cheerleader

Parenting may seem difficult but we should remember that a good parent builds a good family and good family builds a good society

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