The Benefits of Assertiveness In Children

In life there are three response styles a person can take when they are confronted with a problem or issue, these are; passive, aggressive and assertive. In children it is important to teach them early on how to cope with these situations in a healthy manner. What you obviously don’t want is the child becoming too aggressive, this will lead to confrontations and set at trend for the rest of that child’s life.

If on the other hand the child is too passive then this will lead to it becoming socially vulnerable and feeling unfulfilled and maladapted. It is therefore fundamental that a child is taught the correct balance between being too passive and too aggressive, otherwise known as assertiveness, if they are to achieve their potential and live a happy social life.

Being assertive will teach the child to respect others and to respect themselves, giving them the ability to say no, the confidence to believe in themselves and the self esteem to go after what they want. Teaching your child to be assertive is giving them the foundations of success early on, not necessarily just in a working environment but socially too.

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1. About Assertiveness
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3. Understanding Assertiveness.
4. Remind yourself of the benefits of learning and practising assertiveness
5. Teaching your child assertiveness

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