Building Confidence in your child.

This scenario took place about 10 years ago. I wanted to share it with you today, as an example of building confidence in your child.

As the line inched forward, Casey leaned into me. "Mommy, will you please order for me??" he begged. "No, son, you need to do this yourself.I will be right next to you", I comforted.
Although progressing, with weekly speech therapy, he still struggled with fluency. Talking with strangers only magnified the situation as he battled to verbalize his requests.
"May I help who is next?" came a friendly voice from across the counter. "Y-Y-Y-Yes, I would like a hamburger please?", Casey replied. After receiving his order and arriving at our table, Casey was grinning form ear to ear. "Mommy, did you hear me? I only stuttered once!"
The visits to McDonald's became more frequent, and the orders more complex, as he continued to build confidence in his ability to communicate with others.

It is hard, as moms, to "push" our children out of their comfort zones. We want to "protect" them from life's tough situations. Many, many times, I am tempted to "step in" and spare them the pain and risk involved.

Building our child's self-confidence, takes a conscious effort on OUR part as moms. Introducing our child to new and sometimes difficult situations helps them grow, flourish and have a "I can do it" attitude.

So do not throw away your confidence, it will be richly rewarded. Hebrews 10:35