Encouragement is the best tool I know to boost a real sense of confidence and strong sense of self in kids.
Michael Grose is the current Body & Soul parenting columnist reaching 6 million Australians every Sunday. Michael is the author of 7 parenting books, including the best-selling Why First Borns Rule the World and Last Borns Want to Change it. Michael is married with three adult children who have all successfully flown the parent nest.