Self Esteem: Preschooler
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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...
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...
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...
Preschool Good for Our 3 Year-old?
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on April 7, 2010
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Our daughter just turned 3 years of age. She's been in a part-time preschool (~2.5 hours three times a week), since last November. Of all the preschools we looked at, ...
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- I'd strongly encourage you to keep her in the program or to perhaps look for another one if you collectively feel this one isn't the best. We've always been workin...
- I don't know if this is the case with your family or not, but if your husband expresses his dissatisfaction with preschool, your daughter is probably picking up on tha...
- My 2.5-yr-old only daughter is in a similar type of preschool 1.5 days/wk. She started in Mid-January, so she's been at it for about 3 months. She's very attached to...
Self Regulation Skills/impulsiveness/teaching Self Control
Asked by P.L. from Washington DC
on October 22, 2009
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Hi moms,
Just had a parent/teacher conference and was told told I need to help my daughter manage her impulsive actions and self regulation skills and to help her rec...
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- My daughter needed the same skills taught in preschool and she was able to change her behavior when: given a different action to do. For instance, if she wants to b...
- I would ask the teacher about the whole class. How out of the norm is her behavior? And are the kids that she splashed tattle tales? With my stepdaughter, about th...
- P., I had the same situation with one of my sons. Long (very long) story short, he was diagnosed with ADHD. You may want to talk to your pediatrician about her be...
Having a Hard Time Trying to Teach My 4 Year Old!!!!
Asked by E.B. from Las Vegas
on November 4, 2008
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Hello wonderful moms! I need your help. My 4 year old is having a hard time focusing. Since I'm a SAHM and we don't really have the funds to send him to a preschool, I...
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- Try using a timer (egg timer with the sand). Don't spend 45 minutes on anything. Try teaching in an active way. He doesnt' have to do worksheets to show he knows the m...
- Hi, Your son is only 4, now is the time to play and have fun!!! I have twin first grade boys who are also full of energy. There are so many things you can do if you wa...
- Your son doesn't have ADD/ADHD. He is normal! I work with kids who have these sorts of "symptoms" and it has to do with misunderstood words. If you have something t...
4 Year Old Child Was Deemed as "Not a Good Fit" for Challenger School
Asked by B.P. from San Francisco
on October 3, 2008
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Hi my son has been at Challenger school in Cambrian - since he was 3. He just turned 4 and I got a phone call last night to call the school. I was informed today tha...
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- HI B., I'm sorry to hear about that frustrating situation. Challenger never seemed the right "fit" for me either. I believe the problem is not your son but the ...
- Don't know what Challenger School is but maybe you should try another preschool.
- Although this is a horribly unjust thing that happened to your son, I would remove him from the school as soon as you find a good fit for him. You don't want him in a...
4 Year Old Daughter Has Been Saying She Is 'Scared' of Everything. Any Ideas?
Asked by J.S. from San Francisco
on June 6, 2008
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My 4 year old daughter continually says she is scared in several situations. Mostly, she says she doesn't want to go to sleep without me in her bed because she is sca...
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- I have three kids and they have all had issues with fear similar to what you describe and it comes and goes. I think they all started their fears or had bouts of it ar...
- My four year old daughter was doing the same thing, and it has been so frustrating, I can't just stand by her every time she needs to go to the bathroom, brush her tee...
- This is just about being in a new home and she will adjust in time. Tell her this is her home yard etc and there is nothing to be scared of and that she needs to be a ...
