023: How To Boost Your Child's Self-Esteem

We want our children to feel good about themselves? Are pats on the back enough? Will praise do the work? What to do when they are down on themselves?   The tricky thing about self-esteem is that the process of developing self-esteem is mostly internal — it is based on beliefs and perceptions the child has of themselves.  And a lot of that happens to go on inside their minds.   Still there is a lot you can do as a parent. Instead of looking for artificial “boosters,” we can focus on providing the environment where the child is being seen and can — therefore — see themselves in true objective light as someone who is important, valuable, and worthy.   If self-esteem is formed based on beliefs children have about themselves, then how do they come to form those beliefs?   And what can we do to ensure they see them as worthy and valuable despite set-backs and regardless of their accomplishments?    Tune into this episode to find out! Also, make sure to grab this PDF guide on Boosting Self-Esteem. In it, you will find a set of questions to help you assess whether your child seems to have low self esteem. There is also set of prompts and suggestions of actions to take for better and stronger self-esteem in your child.  Sign up here for the Emotionally Intelligent Parenting training.   Host: Julia Pappas, Psychologist & Parent Coach More info at theparentingpresence.com