WEEK 7 — HUMILITY

Helping Kids Become Confident Enough to Accept Feedback

Confidence and humility aren’t opposites.

In fact, healthy confidence can make humility easier.

A child who feels secure in who they are can say:

“I don’t know.”

“Can you teach me?”

“I made a mistake.”

“You know more about this than I do.”

without believing any of those statements mean:

“I’m not good enough.”

This builds directly on the original Week 7 lesson that humility means recognizing both our own strengths and the strengths of others.

Children sometimes hear correction as:

“I’m bad at this.”

We want to help them hear:

“Here’s information that can help me improve.”

If an instructor corrects your kick, that doesn’t mean you’re bad at martial arts.

It means they noticed something that could help you get better.

That’s why students are practicing receiving feedback, making an adjustment, and saying:

“Thank you.”

Let your child see you receive feedback sometimes, too.

You can model:

“I didn’t know that.”

“Thanks for showing me.”

“That’s a good idea. I’ll try it.”

This shows children that not knowing something isn’t embarrassing—it’s an opportunity to learn.

Ask someone:

“Will you teach me something?”

Listen, ask questions, try what they teach you, and thank them.

“I can always learn something new.”

🥋 Self-Esteem is the JOY of Being Myself.