Warning signals your child is low on confidence

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Teenager with low confidence stays aloof.

Low confidence in your teenager can restrict him/her to a shell. He may not be able to lead a healthy social life or tap his inner talent which he can otherwise do if he has faith in himself.

If you want to expand the horizon of your teenage child and desire to help him lead a happy life then check the probable signs of low confidence in your teenage boy or girl. Only if you are able to identify these warning signals, you can give the right direction to your child and make him more confident for anything and everything that comes his way.

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Warning Signals Your Child has Low Confidence

• He avoids meeting/ communicating with his friends and class fellows; tries to stay aloof.
• He avoids participating in challenges and competitions due to fear of failure.
• The child gives in to the demands of his peer group and is not able to say "no".
• He looks for approval for his decisions and actions every time because he is not confident.
• He does not finish a task as soon as he feels difficulty and quits without trying enough.
• He does not take the initiative and tries to hide when the situation arises to take responsibility.
• He/ she blames people or situations for his own incompetency.
• The kid has mood swings ranging from irritable behavior, anxiety, hopelessness, aloofness, and sadness.
• He is self-critical and uses negative words for himself such as loser, fool, etc
• He either rebels without a reason or is overly helpful to seek approval.
• He tries to seek the attention of people around him through unreasonable actions.
• He tries to control the people around him. 
• He gets into drinking, drugs, tobacco, etc.
• Some kids also go to denial mode that they are stressed out or have any fears.

                                       

                                       

The teenager may have some of the above symptoms which clearly indicate low self-esteem in him. Once it is established, parents can look for possible reasons and ways to deal with the low self-esteem in their child. In fact, parents need to check if their words or actions leading to the low self-esteem of their child. To know more on this, check out this well-explained post-

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It will immensely help you to adapt to new ways of dealing with your kid and support him to gain confidence in himself.

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