{"id":6532,"date":"2024-10-14T11:47:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T10:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/?p=6532"},"modified":"2024-10-14T11:47:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T10:47:24","slug":"are-we-nurturing-confidence-or-creating-fear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/blog\/are-we-nurturing-confidence-or-creating-fear\/","title":{"rendered":"Are We Nurturing Confidence or Creating Fear?\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Have you ever wondered how our words and reactions shape a child\u2019s self-esteem? When we scold or <\/span>impose<\/span><\/i> consequences, it creates a power dynamic where the child feels small and powerless. A 10 year old shared that he feels disrespected and scared that the adult may take away his privileges. Children internalize the fear of authorities which results in low self-esteem and a submissive personality.<\/span><\/p>

Feeling powerful is an innate need. Children who grow up fearing adults and punishment often imbibe a sense of powerlessness. In an attempt to regain control, some may bully their peers, using dominance as a way to reclaim the strength which they don\u2019t feel at home, leading to imbalanced social development.<\/span><\/p>

Instead, what if we set clear norms together, creating an environment of <\/span>respect and shared responsibility<\/span><\/a>? This builds their confidence and sense of equality, helping them grow into self-regulated, empowered individuals.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>

That is why, at Ekya, we believe in drawing up a social contract between children and adults in the environment. We reflect together on \u2018how we would like to be treated by each other\u2019, and arrive at a mutually agreed set of consequences. Children may go through the discomfort of taking up a consequence, however, the narrative is – \u2018I made a wrong choice so I take up the consequence because we agreed to do so.\u2019 That is <\/span>Awareness<\/span> and with practice it makes them <\/span>self-managed individuals<\/span>. We hope to raise a generation of individuals who realize that, in reality, Power lies in controlling self and not others! By nurturing this mindset, we wish to contribute to a future where power is balanced, and individuals collaborate respectfully, shaping a more harmonious world.<\/span><\/p>

– Ms Moitreyee Bose – Academic Coordinator, Ekya BTM Layout<\/strong><\/em><\/p>

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Have you ever wondered how our words and reactions shape a child\u2019s self-esteem? When we scold or impose consequences, it creates a power dynamic where the child feels small and powerless. A 10 year old shared that he feels disrespected and scared that the adult may take away his privileges. Children internalize the fear of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6532","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6532","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6532"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6532\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6532"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6532"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ekyaschools.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6532"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}