Posts Tagged ‘kids and self-esteem’
A Letter to My Daughters This Mother’s Day
When I met the father of my girls, I told him that having children would be the most important thing I ever did with my life. This baffled him because…
Read MoreTeaching Our Child to Express their ‘Negative’ Emotions
The first step in taking responsibility for ourselves and coming to know and love ourselves, is identifying, understanding, feeling and expressing our ‘negative’ emotions; self-esteem is based on the acceptance of all thoughts and feelings as one’s own.
Read More8 Steps to Increasing Your Child’s Self-Esteem
If your son or daughter has high self-esteem, he or she knows his or her value. Your son’s feelings of self-worth form the core of his personality and determine how he lives all parts of his life. “In fact, self-esteem is the mainspring that slates every child for success or failure as a human being.” Your Child’s Self-Esteem by Dorothy Corkille Briggs.
Self-esteem comes from the quality of the relationships that exist between a child and those who play a significant role in his life. It is up to you to show your child that he matters just because he exists.
Here are a few steps you can take for increasing your child’s self- confidence, no matter the age:
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