How can you boost the confidence of a child through play?

• Give lots of praise when your child plays well.

• Use age-appropriate toys that challenge your child's understanding.

• Gently encourage your child to play with puzzle toys.

• Aim for your child to increase learning in small stages by providing a variety of play opportunities

• Let your child choose what toys to play with, most of the time.

• Prove that you are interested by watching your child at play.

• Be sympathetic when your child becomes frustrated in play.

• Avoid comparing the way your child plays with the way another child plays.

• Brag to your friends and relatives about your child's play achievements in front of them.

• Give your child a cuddle sometimes during play.

• HAVE FUN!!

by Debora Marines