Matt Messias Impact Leadership

DEVELOPING RESILIENCE IN YOUR CHILD In my role as a leadership coach and trainer across sport, business and education, I am often asked my opinion regarding prioritising one attribute that leads to success. I never hesitate-it’s resilience, and I needed this in abundance when I was a Premier League and International Football Referee, more recently as a Headteacher, and now as the parent of a keen golfing son! The good news is that resilience behaviours can be learned-it’s a process of continual development, and in my opinion, is one of the most important things that parents can develop alongside their sport-mad child. WHAT YOU CAN DO BUILD CONFIDENCE A child’s belief in his/her own abilities is derived from confidence and competence. To develop this: focus on their strengths, empowering them to make their own decisions; praise honestly about specific achievements resulting from effort applied; praise the process and the attitude, not the result; focus on their enjoy