Parenting advice for fostering child confidence and resilience

Experts emphasize the importance of emotional support in helping children navigate failure and pressure. Parental educator Reem Raouda suggests that children need to feel loved and valued regardless of their achievements to develop into balanced, confident adults. She notes that if parents only show pride during victories, children may learn to tie their self-worth to results rather than seeing failure as a learning experience.

Psychologist Yolanda Crețescu highlights that pressure regarding results and parental ambitions can negatively impact a child's relationship with activities like sports. While sports can build discipline and autonomy, psychological support should be proactive rather than reactive. Experts suggest that mental health guidance is beneficial from the earliest stages of training to help manage fear, frustration, and the pressure to perform, rather than waiting for a crisis to occur.