Little Tyke

Toy Tip number 1 - Give your child confidence

Confidence is necessary for any new child and its our job as parents to help. Eager to try new skills, your child will often go in and out of confidence.

Here are a number of tips to help increase your child’s confidence:

• If your child says, “I can’t do it,” how can you help?
• Remind your child of past achievements. “Remember when you couldn’t catch a ball and now we play catch all the time?”
• Point out similarities. “You scored when the basket was four feet. It’s just a little higher today. I know you can do it.”
• As needed, encourage your child to take breaks and try again later.
• When success finally comes, acknowledge your child’s hard work. Clap like a fan. “Good job!” is added incentive to the pride your child feels inside.