Parenting

Helping Your Child Build Self-Esteem

Having a good self-esteem is of the outmost importance - self-esteem is a person's core belief about himself. A person's self-esteem is reflected in his or her actions, both in how as well as what he or she does. With healthy self-esteem, a person is more likely to succeed in life.

Building self-esteem is a lifelong process, the foundation of self-esteem is established in childhood. Parents have the greatest influence on a child's belief about himself or herself. Letting your child know that he or she belongs, is doing well, and is contributing can help him or her develop healthy self-esteem.

Keep these things in mind as you raise your child.

  • Children sense that they belong by the way their parents talk to them and act toward them. Show and tell your child that you love and care for him or her.
  • Children learn about how well they are doing by how their parents react to their behavior. Offer praise at least twice as often as you criticize (and try for four times as often).
  • Children learn how to work with others by learning how to cooperate within a family. Give your child some age-appropriate household responsibilities.


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Jacqui Papadopoulos said...
I like the idea of giving kids household responsibilities, and rewarding them for trying or a job well done.
Posted: Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:13:10 GMT



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