Hi, I am wondering if it is now a good time to get my DS1 into some more out of nursery activities to help him become a little more confident.
He's going through a bit of a difficult stage at nursery at the moment. His main little group of friends (him and 2 other boys) seem to be having more and more power struggles and he seems to be the one that is most often excluded or picked on. He often says things like "X is better than me at this or that", or how he's not been allowed to join in with some of the games etc. He's also said he is scared of one other boy in his class. It is heartbreaking to hear my little boy be upset by these squabbles and worries, and while I know it is all part of growing up and helping him to learn to assert himself and deal with conflict I want to help him as much as I can.
We use lots of positive praise at home and try talking to him about these 2 boys - I often wonder if I actually over talk it and make it more of an issue than it is actually sometimes!
I would just like to help build up his self esteem and confidence and thought some extra curricular activities might help. What have you found worked? What else can I do? Any advice please!
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How to help a (nearly) 4 yr old build up self-esteem
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Halfpint76 · 03/06/2014 12:17
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