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Tips to Inspire Independence in Your Child
Updated: Apr 12, 2021

Children are born with a lot of uncertainty. They just don't know about the world, people, and circumstances in their everyday lives. When they are infants, they rely on their parents for everything, from food and clothing to a home and teaching them about the world around them. As they grow, they become more independent. While they still rely on their parents and other influencers in their life to guide them, protect them, and teach them the skills they will need to be able to navigate life successfully, they will no longer have an hesitation about accomplishing tasks on their own.
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TIPS TO INSPIRE INDEPENDENCE IN YOUR CHILD

Expand Your Child's Horizons
By encouraging your child to try new things, you'll be exposing them to not only activities that they could enjoy, but you will be helping to boost their self-confidence as well. When you are good at something, it feels good to accomplish goals. Furthermore, by trying new things, you'll be setting your child up for future success all throughout life. They will have the confidence to pursue a new career, a new relationship, or just develop a general risk-taking attitude with life. There is so much to explore, such as travel, that children need to have the independence to do so in order to live their best life possible.
