As a toddler she was very bold and confident but in the last 2 years or so has become noticeably introspective and makes a lot of negative comments about herself. This could be because of the stress of her father and I splitting, me being ill and having time in hospital and having a new sister - she has had a difficult time. I don't think she's being bullied - she seems very popular and sociable at school.
As a person who was parented in a way that really held me back in life (I was criticised because my parents didn't want me to grow up conceited) and as a person who has always struggled to believe in myself, I want more than anything for my children not to be held back by self-limiting beliefs. I tell her that she can do anything she wants in life an always dispute the negative comments.
She started dancing classes about 10 weeks ago and she has her internal medal tests coming up this month (they are just internal exams to give the children a sense of achievement) and she said to me today that she's worried about it and she thinks she isn't as good as the others. I have watched her and I genuinely think she looks very promising and I told her so but she doesn't believe me!
Anyone else been in this situation? I think it will be awful for her if she grow up like I did.