Do you think parents have any effect on the self-confidence of their children?

Answer 1

yes,
i don't really know the exact forulas for self-confidence but i know the kinda jist. Both my parents are confident people and I have been brought up to be confident and a leader, but I guess with some people if both their parents are confident then they can feel like they are small and insignificant and their self confidence can lack because of it. Or if parents are shy so is the child or they are confident because they are taking advantage, but yes.
If a parent is mean to a child and picks up on only the bad things then they will feel unconfident and visa versa if they only pick up on the good bits then they will be very confident.

Answer 2

Yes I do. Most children have a high opinion of their parents and always strive to impress them. If whatever the child does is considered inappropriate, the child loses confidence in showing the parents anything. This usually makes them shy away from contributing in class.

Answer 3

Most definately.
Children look up to their parents and from a young age you can see the influence that they have on their children in the form of immitations of speech and actions. If a parents tells their child that they are useless and stupid then the child will believe this and as such it is always so important to encourage your kids, and give them positive feedback when they do things well, and explain and teach them when they do things wrong, as opposed to just putting them down - this will create a better, more confident child, and will set them up for life.

Answer 4

Yes. If parents are constantly telling children that they can improve, constantly pointing out the mistakes and ignoring the good, children can turn out to think that they can never be good enough and nothing they do will be right. It can also work if one sibling gets a lot of praise and the other is ignored.

Answer 5

Yes, they do. Parents are the first people children tend to look up to and seek approval from. If They put their children down and make them feel worthless...the kids will most likely pick up on it and assimilate whatever feelings they perceive their parents of them. Children are easily moulded at a young age and very impressionable....parent really should help build their childen's confidence and faith in themselves and not demoralise them.

Answer 6

YES,parents have a great effect on their children's self-confidence,however,a child may become self-confident due to his status among other kids at school, or among his friends.If,however,a kid has low self-esteem it is a combination of his parents' influence as well as the rest people he is with.

Answer 7

Absolutely no question. Many things in one's environment can affect a child's confidence - performance at school against one's peers is one. The parent-child relationship is often the most influential relationship in a child's life, particularly during the formative years. For the first few years the parent-child relationship is the predominant relationship in the child's life. Unsurprisingly therefore, this relationship can affect various areas of their life, including confidence.

That is why praising your kids is so important

Answer 8

Yes, but not as much as a kid's peers growing up. For instance, a child could have perfectly loving parents and still have low self-esteem because of negative experiences with other kids in school, in clubs, on sports teams, etc.

Answer 9

Yes they do have the biggest influence on the children self-confidence. No parent should ever belittle or name calling their kids

Answer 10

Yes, my father had me on a diet at the age of 6(because I had puppy fat), had me doing exercises etc. He would never say well done when i got a good report, he would just pick out the bits that I could improve on. I now suffer with a lack of confidence and constantly think that I am not good enough.