DS thinks he's rubbish at everything. How to help?

[KindergartenKop]

My DS is 6 and has just gone into Y2. He's very bright but struggles with physical skills. Now he's a bit bigger (and also has a little brother) we are expecting him to do a lot more for himself and it seems like this age is when a lot of skills get cemented. DS feels like he's crap at these emerging skills (which he is a bit because he's only just started learning them!). How do I encourage perseverance?
Things he is struggling with:
Writing (brain works much faster than hand)
Shoe laces
Swimming
Bike riding

Bump?

Dd1 is very slow at writing, it helps her to say what she wants to write down out loud first (she is generally slow though, her mantra is "you can't rush me!").
For the other things, probably consistency and practice, little and often.

Oh I remind her that when she was a baby, she couldn't walk and kept falling over but now walking is something she doesn't even need to think about, and reiterate that familiarity is what makes things less difficult.

Do you think he might be dyspraxic? Might be worth checking out - have a chat to his teacher. For handwriting, practice fine motor skills though play - Lego, threading beads, maybe colouring. Mine couldn't tie his shoelaces until he was about 9 and most of his classmates were the same - there was one who could do it and his skill was very much in demand on PE days!

Just remind him that no one can do these things without having practised them.
Praise things that he does to build his self esteem.
Do you do things like the library reading challenge? Do as many things as you can where he gets an award. Like a blue peter badge.

He has problems with balance and coordination and has been seen by a paediatrician for this. He's come on so much in the last two years in terms of his physical abilities, but of course he can't see this!
He did complete the summer reading challenge. Reading came so easily to him and he had mastered the basics by Xmas of reception so he can't remember that very well. In his mind he doesn't know what it is to learn something new and take a while to become proficient in it.

Have a look into dyspraxia.

Have you a local cycle track that run learn to ride a bike courses? This is the Bristol one who taught my son to ride a bike with endless patience and reassurance.

betterbybike.info/start-cycling/get-confidence/cycling-centres/family-cycling-centre

Also for tying shoelaces I use this trick and it is helpful. Also get two different colour laces (say one red one yellow) and it is easier to see where the laces go!

m.youtube.com/watch?v=lOhhl0QRvbs

Google “growth mindset” for some great mantras and info. I’m working on this with my dd too!

Just to say my DS is the same age and sounds very similar. We've had a huge win over the summer holidays by mastering the swimming and riding his bike finally - which has really boosted his confidence and made him more willing to try other things. (Think for us a lot of it is as much to do with confidence as anything).

Not sure what made the difference for us but just wanted to say I share the same worries as anything of a physical nature seems to take loads of practicing yet I see other children who master these skills at the first attempt!

Read the You are awesome book by Matthew Syed.