{"id":397,"date":"2020-07-22T16:29:47","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T16:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=397"},"modified":"2024-03-14T23:06:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T23:06:47","slug":"strategies-for-building-confidence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=397","title":{"rendered":"Strategies for Building Confidence"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-info\">Some children that experience<a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=404\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> learning difficulties<\/a> or are diagnosed with neurodevelopment disorders, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=343\">ADHD<\/a>, may need support in building their confidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-info\">It will be important to make an effort to increase your client&#8217;s confidence. This will help them recognize their strengths and accomplishments. Examples of ways to build confidence include providing them with positive feedback, building in success opportunities, and asking them to identify what went well for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>Some other examples can include:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Give your client lots of encouragement and positive praise in the classroom.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide your client\u00a0with immediate feedback for desired behaviour (e.g., persisting on difficult\/less preferred tasks; having a good attitude) so that she\/he continues to have positive learning experiences. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example,<em>\u00a0I like how you are looking at me when I\u2019m speaking, it lets me know you are listening.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>\u00a0<\/em>Frequent positive reinforcement will help boost\u00a0your client&#8217;s confidence and will encourage her\/him to develop persistent problem-solving strategies.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discuss with your client their areas of strength and need as a learner and the fact that we all have strengths and limitations in learning.\u00a0\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Remind them of their personal strengths and that they can use their strengths to support other areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Be aware of your client&#8217;s discomfort with their weak subjects in order to be able to support him\/her in this subject\/these areas without overwhelming him\/her.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide encouragement for independence and taking on new challenges. Always look for parts of tasks that the client\u00a0can start to take on by themselves with the goal of continually increasing independence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Positive self-talk is another strategy that may be helpful in building confidence.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> Positive self-talk (i.e., constructive messages) can help students feel more confident about their abilities and change their perspectives. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teach your client\u00a0to use positive self-talk when confronted with frustrations (e.g. \u201c<em>This might be hard, but I can do it!\u201d<\/em>). <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Model positive self-talk and encourage the use of self-talk to promote a positive emotional response and increase their confidence in approaching challenging academic tasks.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If your client engages in negative self-talk, assist them in re-framing these statements to more positive statements. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, if your client says \u201c<em>I can\u2019t do it<\/em>\u201d focus on what they have been able to do and help them identify what they need to do to complete the task.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Encourage your client to talk with their parents or teachers about frustrations instead of getting down on themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide\u00a0your client with reassurance when they express they can\u2019t do something or is becoming visibly frustrated by a task. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This involves validating what they are experiencing, normalizing their feelings, identifying a time when they were able to do something similar and instilling confidence in them,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensure your client takes part in activities in which he finds more easy success. \n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For example, an extra-curricular activity or club of interest can help to reinforce his strengths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Through explicit strategy instruction, help your client develop and use <strong>self-monitoring strategies:<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-warning\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><strong>self-monitoring strategies<\/strong>:<br><br>\u25a0 Do I understand the instructions of the assignment?<br><br>\u25a0 Can I repeat the instructions back?<br><br>\u25a0 What do I need to do to complete this work?\u00a0 (It may be necessary to provide specific expectations in writing.).<br><br>\u25a0 If I get stuck, what do I do?\u00a0 (Provide a list of \u201cfirst I should try\u2026., then I should try\u2026., and if that doesn\u2019t work, then try\u2026.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is important that your client\u2019s parents encourage to help their child develop a self-awareness of their strengths and challenges, and develop new strategies when faced with setbacks.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Self-awareness worksheets<\/strong> (Understood.org):&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/friends-feelings\/empowering-your-child\/self-awareness\/download-self-awareness-worksheet-for-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/friends-feelings\/empowering-your-child\/self-awareness\/download-self-awareness-worksheet-for-kids<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>\u201cGrowth mindset\u201d worksheets<\/strong> (Understood.org) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/friends-feelings\/empowering-your-child\/building-on-strengths\/download-growth-mindset-activities-for-kids\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/friends-feelings\/empowering-your-child\/building-on-strengths\/download-growth-mindset-activities-for-kids<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Help your client identify and celebrate his successes, big and small, by creating an <strong>accomplishment box<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/friends-feelings\/empowering-your-child\/celebrating-successes\/download-your-childs-accomplishment-box-starter-kit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/friends-feelings\/empowering-your-child\/celebrating-successes\/download-your-childs-accomplishment-box-starter-kit<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>\u201cstrengths chain\u201d<\/strong> is another hands-on activity than can also help your client identify some of his strengths (Understood.org):&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/friends-feelings\/empowering-your-child\/building-on-strengths\/download-hands-on-activity-to-identify-your-childs-strengths\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.understood.org\/en\/friends-feelings\/empowering-your-child\/building-on-strengths\/download-hands-on-activity-to-identify-your-childs-strengths<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-summary\">\nSome children that experience learning difficulties or are diagnosed with neurodevelopment disorders, such as ADHD, may need support in building&hellip;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/?page_id=397\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Strategies for Building Confidence&rdquo;<\/span>&hellip;<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":8966,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-397","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8966"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=397"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3244,"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/397\/revisions\/3244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/resourcelibrary.ucalgaryblogs.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}