Hi, consider what happens in your setting and how you use praise to show the children you've noticed and support what they're doing. In what ways do you help children to take turns at different activities in your setting and the think about the different tasks and choices you provide the children, encouragng them to take part.
Self-confidence relates to how an individual projects that feeling through their personality and behaviour. For example how bold or reserved they are at taking part in activities, contributing their ideas and views during discussions or how comfortable a child feels at taking themselves off to an area to play/engage with others or if a child who attends the setting regularly is hesitant.
Self-esteem relates to how positively or negatively an individual feels about themself. (
Pg 206 CYPW book)
The following is a quote
from the older CYPW handbook : In order to feel safe and protected, children need to feel good about themselves. A child who has high self-esteem will do better in many aspects of development.
A few ideas as to how practitioners can support children and young peoples self esteem and confidence include:
- provide consistent boundaries so they all children know what is expected of them.
- praise and encourage their efforts and achievements.
- responding with warmth, patience and interest.
- listen with respect and interest.
- include children in decision making and provide choices so they feel in control.
- respect children's right to have their own opinions
- celebrate every small step towards independence - using the toilet, wahsing hands, making their own food (spreading & cutting), dressing themselves
- give children the opportunity to achieve and do things they feel proud of eg. have dresing up clothes for children who talk about their parents job or a role they are interested in.
- teach assertiveness. Which means having their needs met but still respecting those of others - turn taking, asking for help.
Pg 206 CYPW book
This is from page 8/9 of the
September 2021 EYFS:
Personal, Social and Emotional DevelopmentChildren’s personal, social and emotional development
(PSED) is crucial for children to lead healthy and happy lives, and is fundamental to their cognitive development. Underpinning their personal development are the important attachments that shape their social world.
Strong, warm and supportive relationships with adults enable children to learn how to understand their own feelings and those of others. Children should be supported to manage emotions, develop a positive sense of self, set themselves simple goals, have confidence in their own abilities, to persist and wait for what they want and direct attention as necessary.
Through adult modelling and guidance, they will learn how to look after their bodies, including healthy eating, and manage personal needs independently.
Through supported interaction with other children, they learn how to make good friendships, co-operate and resolve conflicts peaceably. These attributes will provide a secure platform from which children can achieve at school and in later life.
Hope this all helps xx