Tips for raising assertive kids 9 Articles

by Brock Hansen

Teaching Children Assertiveness I like to define assertiveness as the art of asking for what you want in a way that makes it easy for the other person to give it to you. Once you realize this is a skill that can be le...read more

by B. B. James

It's interesting that some people perceive "assertiveness" to be a positive attribute, and others perceive of it to be negative. I'm on the side of positive, though I understand that there's a point at which assertive bec...read more

by Rosa Radikalis

According to the dictionary, assertiveness is positive aggression. The thesaurus gives the words boldness, insolence and brazenness as comparisons. I am not sure it is in the best interests of a child to be insolent or agg...read more

by Michael Kryton

An assertive person is someone who can act independantly. I have a very wealthy colleague who comes from a family of eight children. He grew up in a very wealthy setting. But his Father and Mother insisted that they lea...read more

by Aster C. Lilly

Kids can learn to be assertive from their parents in a few ways: 1. REQUIRE ASSERTIVE BEHAVIOR AT HOME If your child requests a toy, make sure that you respond to that request only when the child does so assertively...read more

by Stephanie Jordan

One of the best things I have have to do for my assertive teen is to ignore the child when they are being overly aggressive. I have told my child to go ahead and be that way but as long as he is being violent or verbally ...read more

by Katie Savinger

One thing that seems to be true of geniuses is their obsession. They sacrifice many things in their lives - relationships, health, wealth - for the subject of their obsession. Assertive kids need to know how to stand up to...read more

by Tiff

Teaching children assertiveness skills takes a lot of time and patients. Some things you can do is: 1. Teach them how to stand up for themselves, especially towards bullies. Children who can stand up for themselves are...read more

by Irene Rice

With assertive children you need to be more understanding.When the child is assertive they think they know whats best for them. But you as the parent know that it is not that simple. They don't fully understand what this w...read more