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- Building Self-Esteem in Your Children
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Self-esteem is...
- how we see ourselves
- how we feel about ourselves
- how much we value ourselves
Children with healthy self-esteem...
- do better in school
- are more willing to try new things
- are happier
- are healthier
It's easier to build healthy self-esteem in your children from the beginning than it is to rebuild it.
But it's possible to build self-esteem at any age.
- Children have the best chance to have a healthy identity and strong sense of self-worth when their parents possess healthy self-esteem, model it, and want to instill this quality in their children.
- Not every parent has been fortunate enough to have had role models with healthy self-esteem. Strengthening self-esteem for adults can help you get started.
- Building self-esteem in your children is connected to how you discipline, set limits and let your children know what you expect of them. A parenting style that builds self-esteem is not about perfection - neither for you, nor for your child.
When you guide your children to develop healthy self-esteem your are giving them a strong base, lasting personal skills and roots and wings for coping with life. You make a difference.
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