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How to Raise a Confident Child

How to Raise a Confident Child9 sep38 min

How do you know if your child is confident, or just masking?

In today’s episode, I explain the two core skills that create genuine, lifelong confidence, and once you understand these foundations, helping your child become braver, more resilient, and more willing to try new things becomes so much easier.

I walk you through the wide‑lens approach I use with families, showing you how confidence grows through lived experience AND I share the five practical strategies I recommend for toddlers, primary‑aged children, and teenagers.

If you’ve ever worried about a child who won’t try new things, who crumbles at the first sign of difficulty, or who compares themselves harshly to others, this episode will give you the language and mindset to help them grow real confidence from the inside out.

So take a seat, pour yourself a cuppa, and enjoy the conversation…

Highlights from this episode:

01:06 - Confidence is not fearless

05:28 - Self-effigacy and self-worth

09:47 - Confidence is trying anyway

13:41 - How to deal with pre-schoolers

17:13 - Age and stage appropriate levels

21:48 - Watch the labels