Assertiveness

Caregivers can model assertive behavior and teach kids directly. Both methods are effective.  Parents can model assertiveness when interacting with family members, friends, making business calls, dealing with salespeople, or any person they have contact with during the course of the day.  That means that you must have a good grasp of assertiveness yourself. But, again, fortunately, it’s a skill you can learn and master.

Teach your kids directly by helping them figure out situations as they come up. If your little girl comes home from school crying because another child teased her on the bus, tell her how to handle the situation assertively.  If your little boy is being excluded from a game, coach him on how to speak up and stand up for himself, she said.

Also helpful are teaching tools. Libraries are loaded with assertiveness resources. There are books to help kids handle teasing and bullying and build a healthy self-esteem.

Assertive kids usually become assertive adults. Assertiveness fosters insight, wisdom, patience, tolerance, confidence and acceptance.  It is the necessary building block to mature and peaceful relationships between all human beings.

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