Imagine how a child feels when hearing the applause of an audience or when making a friend at a new school. He or she will be feeling pretty good! But things could have turned out badly. The child basking in the applause risked failure at the audition and possible embarrassment on stage. The child enjoying chatting to a new mate risked the rejection of a peer. We could say that they both took, and benefited from taking, an 'emotional risk'.
Feel-good factor
Emotional risk-taking is a life-skill that requires confidence, and it comes easier to children who have good self-esteem. What feels like a risk to one child - speaking in front of the group for example - may come easily to another. By offering fun activities that boost self-confidence you can help to equip children with the emotional tools they need to take risks, and create the ideal climate for trying them out.
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