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PROMOTE TRUST
Take advantage of the most diverse situations to express
encouragement and support to your children. Whenever there is
effort and persistence, praise the result obtained. In the experiments
of trial and error one obtains small personal achievements and one
learns to persevere and to find a way to make things work. When one
fears failure too much, one feels unable to try success.

Encourage your children to face their fears through concrete
activities. In doing so, children often discover resources that they
thought they did not possess and begin to feel more confident and
effective. Some ‘radical experiences’ (e.g. climbing) are, after all,
controlled ways of facing the challenge and feeling empowered. Help
your children identify situations that have helped them feel more
confident in themselves, in order to embrace opportunities and face
future challenges.

PROMOTE COOPERATION

Family-based sharing of responsibilities, negotiating with children the
division of age-adjusted tasks. Do not give in to facilitating or
performing the combined tasks for the children. As the children grow
up, involve them in the planning and implementation of activities that
also concern them, such as setting the budget for family expenses,
shopping for the family, going out for a weekend, holidays, etc. It is
important for each one to cooperate and feel part of a whole.

Encourage your children to take on new social roles outside the
family, broaden their relationships, and adjust to various people and
situations (e.g. holiday or part-time work experiences, volunteer
activities, recreational and cultural activities, make certain trainings
outside of school, such as a first aid course, have a learning
experience in another country).

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