For each time that he stands in awe of these airborne eagles, he wishes that he was born like them. He dared not to spread his wings though yet everyday, his heart cries for soaring the heights eagles soar. He failed to discover his potentials and real self and thus, he died a chicken- ever longing to become one of those to which he truly belongs. Advice to a Parent Who is Planning tp Build Self Confidence in Her Child For long, man has searched for the most perfect environment by which he must immerse children into. The main aim of which is to raise ideal children that are whole heartedly devoted to the purity of their being and in the service of Him who Created all things. The motivation must come from you. Suggestions may come from outward sources but in the end, it will be you and yourself that will set out to do the battle. Changes must begin from you. You may start with talking to yourself using positive statements like "you are great" (for you truly are a great individual waiting for your talents to be tapped). Say you are fond of combining notes and poetry, or you have the natural tendency to get involved with music, you can help save yourself from low confidence by redirecting this interest to more useful activities. You can perhaps write music and allow others to appreciate your compositions or get involved with poetry and develop the genius in you. Instead, it ends with reaping the fruits of your achievements and starts with believing in yourself. Sometimes, lack of self confidence is only a product of our imagination. There are people who believe in us, only we don't believe in what they believe. We choose not to listen to their encouragement because we find no hope in things. Unless you want a child to suffer a life of miseries, you must be conscious of how you handle him, the things you are making him believe and the acts that you intend him to see. All these are essential in instilling a confident spirit in a child. So you see, you as a parent or a model to which the child has learned to associate his respect and trust to is responsible of your actions towards the child.