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USE ENCOURAGING WORDS With Your Kids
Encouragement: Building Confidence and Feelings of Worth
1. Encouragement is the process of focusing on your children’s assets and strengths in order to build their self-confidence and feelings of worth.
2. Focus on what is good about the child or the situation. See the positive!
3. Accept your children as they are. Don’t make your love and acceptance dependent [...]
Building Self-Esteem is FUN!
14. December 2009
Parenting is hard…but does it all have to be work? NO! With a positive attitude and a little imagination, there are plenty of fun things that can help boost your child’s self-esteem. Here’s just a small list to get your creative juices flowing.
1. Sing loving songs to your child.
2. Sit with your baby or young child on [...]
How Our Self-Esteem Affects Our Children
11. December 2009
“One filled with joy preaches without preaching.”
–Mother Theresa
Mother Theresa’s adage could go on to say, “One filled with guilt preaches without preaching…one filled with low self-worth preaches without preaching…” fill in the blank…it works for just about anything you struggle with. How we present ourselves to the world is important. And it starts with what [...]
Tell-tail Signs of Low-Self-Esteem
24. November 2009
Tell-tail Signs of Low-Self-Esteem
Wondering how your children stack up on the self-esteem scale? Although there’s no sure-fire way to gauge and grade self-esteem, there are some key signs to look for:
1. Does your child avoid activities or situations that cause anxiety (i.e. math class or PE)?
2. Does your child repeatedly put down his talents?
3. Does your child [...]
The Self-Esteem Counter-Attack
22. November 2009
In our plan to help our children grow up to be healthy, confident adults, we shower them with love and affection. We celebrate them, listen to them, take time for them, and encourage them. We do everything we know to do to help our child succeed.
Although we’re in important part of our child’s growth [...]
Self-Esteem Thermometer
15. November 2009
As I’ve said before, it’s never too late to begin to affirm and build up your child. Knowing that he is loved and appreciated goes a long way in boosting and building a good self-image in him.
But how do you know if your words are sinking in and helping him feel more self-secure? First caution [...]
The Birthing of Self-Esteem in Your Children
12. November 2009
Your child’s self-esteem is off and running before he learns to walk! Most authorities agree that the self-esteem begins to form at birth. But what does that mean to a parent who got a late start?
To re-word a popular cliché’: The best time to start building your child’s self-esteem is the day she’s born. [...]
GIGO (Good In, Good Out)
9. November 2009
Emily, a young girl with above average intelligence, learns quickly and easily understands difficult concepts older children struggle with. In spite of her intelligence, Emily comes from an unstable home. Her father drinks too much and often erupts into violent screaming rampages, telling Emily she’s stupid and lazy.
Sara, one of Emily’s classmates, works hard for [...]
Our Children Are Stuck With Us
9. November 2009
I’m a parent of eight children. They are ‘stuck’ with me, just as I am ‘stuck’ with them. However, it wasn’t until my second adopted child was a teenager that the term ‘stuck with us’ became a family expression. Since we are stuck together during those formative years, it’s important to understand how much influence [...]
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