@thealternative good points. The building confidence part can be tricky and not simply attributed to external activities. You see, our son is a successful swimmer applying to swim in college (has been swimming since he was 5). In addition, he has experienced volunteer work and salaried work - and these were indeed excellent for him. However, for him, what hurt his confidence the most IMO was his overly concerned parents. It’s hard for a parent to come to this conclusion, as you can imagine. In retrospect, in trying to help, we ended up hindering his confidence. We were too hands-on. We should have let him fail early and often. Should have allowed him to figure things out before quickly stepping in. He is our first, so lots of learning for us along the way.
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