Teaching and Learning
Supporting your child's confidence as a learner
Teaching and Learning
Supporting your child's confidence as a learner
Without support, learning can be a frustrating experience at times. A learner may have low self-esteem or believe that they are unable to learn or succeed at developing a skill or understanding a concept. This frustration can show itself in different ways. A learner may become easily upset or be anxious, they may seem bored or experience feelings of anger and sadness.
You may hear your child say the following or similar:
You can help your child to replace this kind of thinking with more positive and constructive self-talk. This will build their self-confidence as a learner. It will help them see that they can be successful and therefore be more motivated to read, write or do maths, to persist and to try again.
Try getting your child to say the following or similar:
Kylie Nissen
Assistant Principal