Self Esteem: Child
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Teaching Self-esteem
Asked by V.B. from Janesville-Beloit
on October 27, 2010
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We had a parent-teacher conference with my 4 year old's preschool teacher the other day, and one of the things she told us is he needs to work on self-esteem. Here's ...
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- Get professional help and support. Don't go it alone, your son is worth it! He's only 4 years old, do it now! You and your family deserve to live a happy life!
- Coming from this parent who has low self esteem, I can totally relate. Thankfully, my daughter who is almost 2, hasn't seemed to catch on to me yet. I make sure to do ...
- Encourage your child to pre-plan tasks, envisioning the specifics as well as the thrill of the successful outcome. By planning the specifics, your child is more likely...
Promoting Positive Self-Esteem in Girls
Asked by L.Z. from Boston
on November 30, 2009
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I may be overanalyzing this based on my own past, but I wanted to hear from other moms of little girls out there to find out if I am handling my 4-year old and her rec...
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- Hi L., There is no doubt that media, from entertainment to advertising saturates young girls with this ideal that to be a valuable female is to be sexy and consider...
- I also think you are doing the right thing. Explaining that all girls/women are beautiful (and men too)in different ways and to different people is important. My husba...
- I think you are doing the right thing! In our household I don't ever mention my personal shape or how I feel I look around my kids. And we especially don't mention th...
4 Year Old's Self Esteem
Asked by M.B. from Lafayette
on March 31, 2008
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My daughter is a very smart, funny, beautiful girl. She knows what she wants & is very organized. Of course, some of these things can cause some conflicts at such a ...
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- Hello M., Sounds like all 4 of you have been overly accommodating. I did this too, until a teacher pointed it out. I gave full details of what we planned to do, wh...
- Being a child is so difficult at times and often as a parent we cannot recall our own feelings from so long ago. My 7 yr old son has said those same words. I think i...
- One way to get her to listen without pushing her is to speak softly. I would bet that your voice is quite loud when you TOLD HER to hurry to bed. During the day make...
Low Self Esteem or Just Completely Full of Herself?
Asked by L.A. from Chattanooga
on August 26, 2011
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I know someone who can't have a conversation with ANYONE without in some way bragging, talking herself up or relaying annoyingly personal information that implies that...
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- i think we have the same friend... its super annoying! shes always telling me im too easy on my kids and they are spoiled.... she gave her youngest up for adoption and...
- It sounds to me like she has SUPER low self esteem. I know a psychiatrist who said that ppl with low self esteem either brag SO much that they are trying to bring the...
- That is a good question. she could truly have a narcissistic personality disorder. Sounds like she has a lot of the symptoms: http://psychcentral.com/disorders/sx36.ht...
Building Self-esteem for My 11 Year Old Daughter
Asked by B.F. from Decatur
on April 7, 2008
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My 11 yr old daughter has always had low self-esteem. Even when she was a toddler - she would say I can't do it. She would wait for her younger sister (1 yr younger) t...
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- I have a 18 year daughter now and she was the same way. Take her to get her hair done and a make over, let her see herself in a different light. If she choose to be di...
- B., I will make this breaf since you have so many responses. I believe self-esteem issues when (raised in a healthy environment) are best filled when you can show a c...
- I'm sure there is much more to your daughter than you had room to tell about. While correcting my clients, I find 90% have a self-esteem issue with trouble academical...
Trying to Boost My 5 Yr. Old Daughter's Self Esteem.
Asked by N.C. from Las Vegas
on September 22, 2009
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Hi I'm having a little problem with my daughter and her class mates at school. They keep telling her they don't want to be her friend, because she doesn't have teeth &...
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- oh that's so sad to read..how about setting up some playdates w/ girls/boys just a little younger than her so they can look up to her..and getting her involved in some...
- Hi N. I am so sorry your daughter is going through this. My daughter was the same except she is 10 with special needs. I put my daughter in girlscouts. I suggest...
- Hi N., I am a parent coach and I so sorry that you are having to go through this. Our kid's pain is our pain, too. As parent educator Pam Leo says, "Until we ...
Self Esteem in 7 Yr Old Son--finding His "Thing":wants to Play in the Dirt
Asked by J.W. from Great Falls
on October 25, 2011
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Just wondering it anyone has any advice on guiding my 7 year old to finding his passion or something he is good at to boost his self esteem. He isn't a soccer/ base...
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- Things do not make, a child have self-confidence or self-assurance. It comes from, knowing yourself and being fine with that. Your son has his own interests. It ...
- Boy Scouts. The fact that it is in a church should not be an issue. They have to hold the meetings somewhere and the church was probably available. Scouts would b...
- Hello future engineer! Loners are awesome. He sounds like an intelligent introvert. He does have something he's good at. He may not need a group to validate that h...
Too Much Self Esteem??
Asked by C.M. from San Antonio
on July 26, 2009
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I am a little confused with my young son's behavior. I grew up in a very abusive home and was put down for everything, even for making straight a's. So I have always...
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- Maybe get him involved in some kind of volunteer work for the less fortunate. That can be a very rewarding and humbling experience for a child! Also, you have a hea...
- It is probably just a stage. I taught 4th grade, and many kids were like that. There is nothing wrong with being positive. He will be knocked off his pedestal enoug...
- I have a highly gifted 11-year-old boy, and the one thing I have always tried to instill in him is that there are people out there who are just as smart, and that some...
Low-self Esteem Mom of 2
Asked by D.M. from Houston
on April 5, 2012
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Well, Dunno know how to start and not sure if this is a question, its more of a vent..
I am a mom of 2 beautiful daughters, a 4 yr old and a 9 months old. When i was ...
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- I'm glad to read the other posts ahead of me. Because it stinks that your DH says and does these things to you. My ex said similar things to me, even tho I lost the we...
- I am not going to comment on how you should feel about anything that your husband says but I do know I was not happy on how I looked after my second child. I had tr...
- Your husband is totally out of line. He is NOT encouraging you, he is making you insecure. I do think working out is a great idea, not because of any extra weight, b...
Respect!
Asked by M.P. from Denver
on May 21, 2009
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Hey, ladies. You are always my resource when I need help, so here I am once again. This has to do with my twin boys who are five years old and finishing their first ...
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- Hi M., I see you know about love and logic, I have the books and have watched the video's. Sometime's it is hard to remember all of the nuances! I have been doing i...
- my 5 yr old has been behaving horribly lately too and i feel exasperated. but the truth of it is, i AM being consistent in my disciplining, i AM following through, i ...
- I seen the same kind of issues with children when my own went to a montessori school...it was horrible and the teachers were not the best at keeping things under contr...
