Teaching Children How to Meet and Greet Adults and Radiate Self Confidence

Teaching your child self confidence

Teaching children self confidence is a skill that will bring many benefits for a bright and successful adult future. This extremely valued characteristic is essential for creating new friendships, socializing, networking, when in business meetings and negotiations, even in job interviews.

Teaching children self confidence when greeting an adult

Establishing self confidence in your child is not always an easy task to undertake as a parent, it can sometimes be one of your greatest challenges.

One rule of guidance is to treat your child as you would like them to be. Do you want your child to be responsible? Then provide them with chores and expect them to complete the tasks. Do you want your child to be confident? Then start with how to meet and greet others and teach them how to radiate self confidence.

When you feel your child is mature enough to meet and greet adults in more formal manner, then the following tips can be kept in mind when teaching your child how to meet and greet others with confidence and self assurance.

  1. When being introduced to an adult, teach your child to extend their hand and give a firm confident handshake. Four fingers together with the thumb extended, and give two firm up and down handshakes, then release, relax and smile.
  2. Encourage your child to keep constant eye contact and give their full attention with those they are meeting, talking and listening to.
  3. Teach your child how to pronounce words correctly, of course let them know it is ok to speak slower so that they get it right. This way your child will learn how to speak clearly and with confidence.
  4. Show your child how to be relaxed when in conversation with an adult.
  5. Always encourage your child to stand tall and proud, this demonstrates to others that they are confident in who they really are. A great visualization for your child to use is to imagine an invisible string tied to the top of their head and being pull up tight by a puppeteer.