Success depends on personal fulfillment and parents can put all the cards in the hands of their children… The whole thing being to apply this rule!
Parents have a lot of responsibilities towards their children, and it can sometimes be very heavy. Succeeding in finding the right balance so that the little ones flourish as best as possible, listening to their needs, giving them self-confidence and a lot of love… So many things that almost only pass through the parents! And sometimes it is necessary to question yourself, but how? It can start for example, by listening to certain specialists give valuable advice to understand how children function…
A psychologist and parenting expert, Michele Borba, recently revealed that there are one important thing for raising successful children: optimism. And she warns, optimism is not to be far from reality, nor is it to embellish everything! Moreover, success is quite subjective, for some people this means professional, sporting or romantic success, for others above all happiness.
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This is an aspect that many parents ignore, and yet, optimism is very important in the development of children. Psychologist Michele Borba explains to cnbc.com: “Our beliefs and attitudes affect our children. If pessimism always builds and becomes personal, permanent or pervasive, it robs our children of hope.” So children growing up in a pessimistic environment tend to be very anxious and stressed.
And the current situation does not help, the specialist explains, adults receive bad news every day from all over the world! It’s very complicated not to let yourself be overwhelmed by this and at the same time you shouldn’t hide the reality from the children either. The goal is still to remain realistic but by proposing solutions, Michele Borba explains: “Help your children see that they can make a difference. Once they start doing that, they develop an incredible mindset because they start to recognize that they can be small changemakers.” Unfortunately, according to the psychologist, many parents neglect this aspect in their daily lives and it shows: “I think that’s one of the reasons we’re seeing such a mental health crisis in our kids.” But all is not lost, a child must be taught to think this way: “I will keep doing it and keep going until I succeed” and rather than: “Why should I bother and try?”