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Teaching assertiveness...?
How does one go about teaching assertiveness?
I personally believe the majority of problems with assertiveness stem from (a) past failures in decision making (b) poor parenting or poor peer structure, allowing the individual to believe their opinion is not valid or that other's opinions have more importance.
Therefore, my best theory involves giving the individual chances to make decisions on small, less-important things, until they develop a confidence in their ability to make decisions. Likewise, the individual needs to be given opportunities to ASSERT their position or desire in environments where peers will be unlikely to disagree.
However, this is not as entirely affective (effective?) as it appears. If you were tasked with teaching leadership skills and assertiveness, where would you start?
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