Family snaps boost confidence

 

New research reveals that children whose parents display their family photographs around the home grow up with more confidence.

 

According to top psychologist Professor Geoff Beattie, photography around the home makes children feel more valued and gives them a better understanding of where they are from.

 

The research conducted by the Venture New Generation Portraits found that the number of photographs parents display of their children is heavily influenced by the number that surrounded them in the homes they grew up in.

 

According to the findings, 78 per cent of families keep between one and fifteen pictures of loved ones around the home. A huge majority of 83 per cent had a favourite photograph, of those 58 per cent said it was taken with a loved one, and 45 per cent said it reminded them of a happy time.

 

The findings also showed that those who grow up without photos surrounding them might have a lower self-image as they mature.

 

Professor Beattie said: “We cannot underestimate the power of photographs to keep us feeling linked to others and belonging. They cement us into our networks.

 

“For children in particular, looking at photographs is part of the socialising process; learning who you are and where you fit into the family. By displaying photographs of our children at different stages of their lives, we are making a very public statement that we are proud of them.”