How to help the child form a strong personality

Personality is formed throughout life. However, the first stage, the first years of our life are crucial to establish a solid foundation of personality. How is this achieved? With an education based on enhancing the child's self-esteem and confidence in their possibilities. We offer you a series of

Personality is formed throughout life. However, the first stage, the first years of our life are crucial to establish a solid foundation of personality. How is this achieved? With an education based on enhancing the child's self-esteem and confidence in their possibilities.

We offer you a series of very useful tips so that you can apply in the education of your children. With this you will get her to develop a solid and healthy personality.

How to help children form a solid personality

As we pointed out, the first stages are crucial for the formation of the personality of the individual. A healthy and mature personality consists of a safe and trusting identity that respects the rights of others, assumes its own responsibilities and is able to be satisfied with their personal achievements.

Thus, if we want our children to achieve an adequate self-esteem and to become happy adults, we will have to work on building the basis of their personality during the first years: La 1. The image they have and will have in the future of themselves

depends on the image that we project to them , the security and confidence that we transmit to them in the achievement and reach of their own goals. Thus, it is advised:- Reinforce your achievements

- Encourage him along the way, trust in his possibilities

- Teach him to assume mistakes as a fundamental part of learning

- Offer him strategies to solve his difficulties and problems himself

- No put labels

- Criticize the behavior not the person

- Do not compare him with his other siblings or partners

2.

The norms and limits strengthen them, because we give structure to the context, offer them security and know how they have that behave in certain contexts. Of course, in all environments there must be margins of flexibility that allow to develop their creativity and individuality, but parents must train the child to develop a tolerance for adequate frustration and assume social norms in the future. 3.

Parents are their reference model to follow, so as we face life with positivity, assume our responsibilities, respect others and solve our problems with strength, so they will repeat. 4.

They need a strong dose of affection and appreciation todos, all human beings need to feel loved, the emotional quality that the child receives directly affects their self-esteem, we offer them daily affection as part of the educational process.Lucía Boto Pérez

Psychologist

Álava Reyes Psychology Center