Confident Children: Help children feel good about themselves

Description

In our increasingly competitive world, personal confidence is a prerequisite for success and confident children with a positive outlook have a much better chance to grow into successful, well-adjusted adults. No parent wants their child to repeat their mistakes or inherit their weaknesses, and a confident adult can often misunderstand why their own child is fearful. Starting with the idea that in order to instil confidence in your children, you need to begin by being confident yourself, Gael Lindenfield concentrates on practical steps that parents can take to help prepare their children for the business of survival and happiness in school and in life. Along with the broader issues, this book also looks at particular problems such as bullying, moving house, illness, death, marital problems and special needs - handicapped, hospitalized children, ethnic minorities, step-children and foster children.

Gael Lindenfield is a qualified psychotherapist and one of the country's leading personal development trainers. She is also a fully qualified dramatherapist and psychiatric social worker and has undertaken extensive training in other associated disciplines, such as counselling, Gestalt and Psychodrama. She is the internationally best-selling author of eight books and has become reknowned for her innovative and practical self help techniques and her work has been translated into 16 languages. Her books include 'Self Esteem' and 'Emotional Confidence'. She runs her own highly successful personal development consultancy in the UK and Spain. She spends her time with her family in Southsea or at her home in Spain.