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Confidence Is Bred From Parents: What Kids Really Need to Hear | Josh from Fit For All
Every child just wants to make their mum and dad proud.
Josh is the founder of Fit For All, a football coach with over 500,000 followers, and someone who's spent years working with kids navigating confidence, comparison, and the pressure to be perfect. He's also one of the most grounded voices on what children actually need to hear in a world full of noise, screens, and unrealistic expectations.
In this episode, we talk about:
– why comparison is killing kids' confidence (and the bird analogy that changes everything)
– how social media is making children feel like they're never enough
– why nerves are just excitement you haven't learned to trust yet
– teaching kids that their best is their best (and it doesn't need to match anyone else's)
– the power of compliments, even when they feel cringy
– why you can't be your strongest until you admit weakness
– celebrating looking silly as part of the process
– stop saying sorry for things you're not sorry for
– passing responsibility, making excuses, and over explaining yourself