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A lot of factors bear upon the development of confidence. Parents' mental attitudes are of the essence in the way youngsters feel about themselves, especially in their early years. When parents supply acceptance, youngsters get a solid foundation for great feelings about themselves.
If one or both parents are overly critical or demanding, or if they're overprotective and discourage moves towards independence, youngsters might come to trust they're incapable, inadequate, or substandard.
All the same, if parents promote a youngsters moves towards selfreliance, and they're not too critical when the youngster makes errors, the youngster will learn to accept herself, and will be on the way to acquiring self-confidence.
A deficiency of self-assurance isn't inevitably related to a lack of ability. A deficiency of self-assurance is frequently the result of centering too strongly on the unrealistic expectancies of other people, particularly parents and acquaintances. The influence of acquaintances may be more potent than those of parents in defining the feelings about one's self.
In reaction to external influences, individuals develop suppositions; a few of these are constructive and a few are adverse. In the next chapter we'll discuss the fact that there are a lot of suppositions that may interfere with self-confidence and alternate ways of thinking.
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