5 Quick Tips on Boosting Self-Confidence for Teens

Teens are not complicated, but often may feel misunderstood.

We get it, we’ve all be there before. Whether you’re a male or female teen, self-confidence is very important. While most times the emphasis is on girls’ self-esteem, let’s acknowledge boys need to be and feel confident too and often struggle just as much. Here are 5 quick tips to help teens build self-confidence.

You have talents, recognize them

It’s easy to blow off your abilities, especially if your friends/peers make fun of them (and they probably do so out of jealousy). But get serious with yourself and make a list of things you love to do and are effortlessly good at. Keep this list just for yourself and look at it often. Remember it when you may fail a test or say something you wish you hadn’t. Those talents of yours won’t go away, and you can rely on them for the rest of your life… as long as you pour into them.

Pour into your passions

You may have so many interests and abilities that it’s impossible to develop them all; or, you may have one thing you really love to do. Regardless, explore your passions by looking into developing and using some of your abilities in applications beyond school. Not only will it open more opportunities to look for…