Dedication

      To Laura, my daughter, with deepest love, constant admiration and unending gratitude for enriching my life and teaching me so much about parenting.

      Tragically, in 1996, Laura was killed in a car accident at the age of 19. In her memory, Gael and her family set up a foundation (The Laura Lindenfield Foundation) to help young people find and follow an achievable life-dream.

      Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

Dedication

List of Exercises

Introduction

Introduction to this Revised Edition

Part 1 You Will Never be a Perfect Parent But You Can Become a Confident One!

1 What Exactly is Confidence? Everything You Need to Know

2 How to Become a Good-enough Parent. More Saint, Less Sinner!

       3 Providing a Helpful Environment. Confidence at Home

       4 Your Family Life. Does it Hinder or Help?

       Part 2 How to Lay the Foundations of Inner Confidence

       5 Building Self-esteem. Help Your Children to Love Themselves

       6 Developing Good Self-knowledge. Help your Children to Get to Know Themselves

       7 Setting Goals. Help your Children to Reach for Their Stars

       8 Thinking Positively. Negative Thinking is a Bad Habit – Help Your Children to Kick It!

       Part 3 How to Improve Your Child’s Outer Confidence

       9 Good Communication and Self-presentation. Learning the Essential Skills

       10 Assertiveness. Helping Your Children to Find their Voices

       11 Children and Emotions. Helping them to Manage their Feelings

       12 Positive Problem-solving. Dealing with Difficulties Constructively

       13 Dealing with Conflict. If You Want Confident Children, You Have to Deal with the Conflict!

       14 The Flight to the Outside World. Giving your Children the Confidence to Survive on Their Own

       Further Reading

       Index

       The Laura Lindenfield Foundation

       Acknowledgements

       By the Same Author

       Copyright

       About the Publisher