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Raising assertive children

Raising assertive children

Update: 2025-09-18
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How to help children to be more assertive and self confident, without being demanding and aggressive.

Clinical psychologist and mum of 3, Jacqui Maguire says assertiveness is a life skill, not a personality trait.

She says children can learn it with practice, encouragement, and role models.

But often parents don't really have a handle on this skill either and assertiveness takes practice for everyone.

Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

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