Raising Great Leaders-Skills realted to courage and being vulnerable

Raising Great Leaders-Skills realted to courage and being vulnerable

Want your child to be a courageous person? Leadership can be predicted by self-esteem. Setting limits, giving praise, and letting them deal with life's problems help them become leaders. Because:

• Leaders need to be sure of themselves. Kids who are confident don't worry about doing well or failing.
• People who are well-adjusted can communicate clearly in both social and academic settings.
• People who are successful can work together, listen, and think of new ideas. As AI grows, leadership skills help prepare young people for the workplace.

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“Successful leaders come in all different shapes, sizes, and personality types.” Dr. Trevor Blattner

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4 Creative ways to instill self-confidence on kids:

1) Self-talk statements activity:

A great activity your children can do to help instill courage is to decorate a bedroom or bathroom mirror with self-talk.  These self-talk statements can be:

• I am brave
• I am honest
• I am loved
• I am Strong
• I am valued

2) Discuss these questions related to leadership as a family:

a) Think of some leaders in your life. (Teachers, coaches, counselors, parents, grandparents, doctors…etc.)

b) Who do you think is a good leader among these people?

c) How does that person lead well? Why?

3) Play this Q&A game about a “dangerous” moment of their lifes

A great way to instill courage, and independence, and raise a great leader is to let your child be independent and think for themselves. You can help foster this by asking them questions related to a particular moment in their life that they considered dangerous:

A) You put yourself in a situation that was delicated… How did you break it down?

B) What made you end up deciding to do what you did?

C) Did you learn anything from this experience that would change the way you think about risk the next time around?

4) Have a talk about something exciting that recently took place in their daily life

Let your kids grab the reins and share an exciting new topic or skill they've learned at school with the rest of the family. As early as toddlerhood, parents can begin molding their children into future leaders by giving them opportunities to practice and display leadership qualities.

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“If we're always following our children into the arena, hushing the critics, and assuring their victory, they'll never learn that they have the ability to dare greatly on their own.” - Brene Brow

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