• START HERE!
    • ABOUT CARLY
    • CONTACT
  • FASHION
  • BODY POSITIVITY
  • GIRL POWER
  • SD LIFE
  • DISNEY
  • SHOP MY INSTAGRAM
  • SHOP MY FAVES

Lipgloss and Crayons

Girl Power

7 Tips For Improving Self Confidence In Our Daughters

Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life!

Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life!As a mother, one of my biggest goals is to instill a strong sense of confidence in Lydia.  Time and time again, I am reminded of how hard it is to work on improving self confidence in our daughters.  I see the students I teach slowly LOSE the confidence they had in kindergarten and first grade.  I watch as society's views of women creep into their brains, and they start to question the innocent confidence that they were born with.  

I've been trying to add small actions and routines to our everyday.  Small simple tasks or conversations that will help my daughter in improving (and maintaining) her self confidence.Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life! Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life!

Shop Our Outfits:
mommy: / dress / vest (similar) /  boots /
lydia: / sweatshirt / leggings / shoes /
pictures by cindy green photo

Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life! Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life!

Improving Self Confidence in Our Daughters: 7 Simple Tips

  1. Complimenting Other Women and Accepting Compliments with Grace: What makes you more aware of your own strengths? Identifying strengths in those around you.  Challenge your daughter (and yourself) to compliment 3 women a day.  And for a bonus? Practice how to ACCEPT a compliment.  How often do we negate compliments out of our own insecurity? A simple, “Thank you for noticing!” goes a long way.
  2. No Need to Compete: Talk about other women as allies, comrades, tribe members, friends…..not competitors.  Nothing feeds insecurity like competition.  Why do you have to be the BEST? Can't you just be great? Allow room for many great women to flourish.  My toddler has recently grasped the concept of the BEST.  I was horrified when she told me that she was the PRETTIEST girl in her class.  While a part of me was proud that she was confident, I felt like she had gotten the wrong message.  Why can't ALL the girls in her class be pretty? Each in their own way?
  3. Find Heroines to Relate To: From Belle in Beauty and the Beast to Amelia Earheart to Michelle Obama……help your daughter find a woman she relates to.  Do they look alike? Have a similar family structure? Have the same disability or struggle? Let them see, that they can shine too!
  4. Model Confidence in Yourself: You are your daughters greatest role model.  When you model self confidence (even if it's hard) you are showing them how important it is to celebrate yourself.
  5. Daily Proud Moment: Each evening, sit down and take turns sharing something YOU did that day that you are proud of.  Focus on behaviors, not outward appearance or personality traits.  Did you learn a new skill? Run a little faster than you did the day before? Celebrate THAT!
  6. Focus on Growth and Progress, Not Perfection: The pursuit of perfection will ultimately lead to extreme insecurity.  Are any of us perfect? Of course not!  Focus on progress, steps in the right directions, and small victories.  Focus on the PROCESS of working towards a goal.  Do you value hard work? Or value winning? Teach your daughter to gain confidence in her ability to work towards a goal successfully.
  7. Talk about Insecurities and How to Address Them:  We all have insecurities.  They're a part of being human.  Without them, we'd be horrible people.  Openly discuss your OWN insecurities and the healthy ways you address them.  What helps YOU accept your own flaws?

Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life!
Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life! Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life! Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life! Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life!
Improving Self Confidence in our daughters is a huge part of being a mother. Check out my top tips for making this a natural part of life!So mamas, tell us……what are your TIPS? What is helping your own daughter in improving self confidence?

3 Comments

Subscribe to L&C Weekly!

Reader Interactions

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Comments

  1. Bobbi says

    March 8, 2017 at 10:17 am

    Love this! And it’s so true, they look to us and how we show confidence to build theirs. It’s tough sometimes to be confident ourselves but remembering who is watching makes it a little easier.

    Reply
  2. April Monty says

    March 11, 2017 at 3:37 am

    We so need this,now more than ever,in an age of VS models and starving actresses ,girls need encouragement that they’re strong and talented

    Reply
  3. Linda Manns Linneman says

    March 12, 2017 at 6:17 am

    Your daughter is just adorable. These are some great suggestions. I have a seven year old granddaughter. This information will help me alot with her. Thank you so much for sharing

    Reply
Previous Alphabet Practice Activities
Next Natural Skincare

Related Posts

The Best Amelia Earhart Books for Kids

How to Raise Strong Women

The Best Frida Kahlo Books for Kids

Positive Affirmations for Women

Primary Sidebar

Search

NEW? START HERE

DISCLAIMER

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

💕What is something you NEVER thought you’d do 💕What is something you NEVER thought you’d do……..but then you did it?⠀⠀⠀👟Listen, I didn’t think I’d ACTUALLY be able to run a 10k.  And now? Who am I…..after 7 months of training and with my first 10k coming up….I’m looking at half marathons.  Never say never right?⠀⠀⠀❤️Over on stories, we are talking all things you’d never, but then you did……..⠀⠀⠀⠀☕️So, five of you will get a coffee on me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Want to join in?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀1) like this post⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀2) answer the polls in stories⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀3) tag a friend, or tell me what you NEVER thought you’d do……..⠀
🧮 Anyone in your house working on their multipl 🧮 Anyone in your house working on their multiplication tables? #ad 🧮⠀⠀Lydia is in third grade and that means.....times tables. I’ve gotta be honest, flash cards were just not cutting it for us. ⠀⠀So I dove into her @Amazon Fire Kids Tablet and found some really great multiplication games that are included in her @Amazonkids Plus Membership. ⠀⠀Reminder, an Amazon Kids+ membership is included for the first year when you buy any Amazon kids device, then costs just $4.99 a month after that. It includes ebooks, audiobooks, games and movies (I’ve talked a TON about the books and audiobooks that are included, so I’m excited to share a math⠀option).⠀⠀Our current favorite multiplication games:⠀⠀1️⃣ Multiplication Memorizer⠀⠀2️⃣ Multiplication Kids⠀⠀3️⃣ Pinkfong Fun Times⠀⠀Now, anyone in your house? And how are you practicing? #AmazonKidsPlus
❤️Where did you go on your first date? Like… ❤️Where did you go on your first date? Like….first one you ever went on?⠀🍔For me? It was a fancy hamburger place in my hometown, followed by a walk along the San Francisco Bay (pretty good for a date planned by a 17 year old boy).⠀❤️Over on stories, we are talking all things dating (past and current) and romantic relationships.  This is gonna be a fun one……. Come join in! We’re making this a regular coffee chat each Tuesday!⠀⠀⠀⠀☕️So, five of you will get a coffee on me.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀Want to join in?⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀1) like this post⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀2) answer the polls in stories⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀3) tag a friend, or tell me where your first date was……..⠀
The way I laughed out loud when I spotted this lit The way I laughed out loud when I spotted this little area during our day at Knott’s Berry Farm……. (teachers, you get it right?!?)I mean, HAD TO TAKE A PHOTO (or 20). This weekend was the start of Peanuts Celebration at Knott’s Berry Farm and we spent a day immersed in all things Snoopy.  From the rides in Camp Snoopy to the adorable new shows to the ACTUAL PIGS in Pigpen’s Pig Pen there was so much to do…..I’m so glad that Knott’s invited us to check it all out!Now, who is YOUR favorite Peanuts character? (Lydia’s is Sally, she’s actually playing her in a school play TODAY — the timing, right?) @knottsberryfarm #knottspeanutscelebration
✨ Happy 100th Disney!✨⠀ ⠀ 💜The people a ✨ Happy 100th Disney!✨⠀⠀💜The people are the magic.  Yesterday was filled with friends and food and fun and feet (sore ones after walking around from dawn to way past dusk)…….and as Lydia and I tucked ourselves into bed last night……I felt so much gratitude.  Our happy place has brought so much joy into our lives and so many people that enrich each moment.⠀⠀✨The Disney 100 Celebration will be happening ALL YEAR, and I feel like we still have so much to see and do.⠀⠀💜Favorite Moments and Experiences from our day one of Disney 100:⠀🚂riding Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railroad: I avoided ALLLLLL spoilers (there are some in this carousel btw), and had seen NONE of the attraction until we stepped into the queue…. it was absolutely adorable and I can’t WAIT to ride it again, plus when we exited the ride…..some of the team that created it were at the exit and seeing their smiles? ABSOLUTE DISNEY MAGIC.⠀🌅seeing the sun rise over the castle bright and early⠀💕running into friends every 5 minutes, it felt like a giant reunion⠀👗characters in their costumes, not going to lie….we didn’t wait in lines for them….they were length, but we gave a wave as we walked by and they looked stunning⠀⠀✨When is your next Disney trip???
  • Collaborate
  • Speaking
  • Contact Carly
  • PRESS
  • Privacy Policy
  • Fashion
  • Body Positivity
  • Girl Power
  • SD Life
  • Disney
  • Travel
  • Highlights

© 2019 LIPGLOSS AND CRAYONS  |  SITE DESIGN: MLL DESIGN STUDIO  & FUZE BRANDING