You are likely here because you love a child and want to do your part in creating a successful, thoughtful young person with positive self-esteem.
Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, teachers, sitters and others who interact with children on a regular basis play a big role in their development. It truly takes a village.
Your Village
Enlisting all the adults who are part of the village to agree on expectations, responsibilities, and consequences is no small task.
Getting them to follow through is even more difficult. Unfortunately, any weak links on this team can undermine the long-term goal – a responsible and emotionally healthy young adult.
Hopefully, you can share your insights and skills with these other adults in a way that they will hear you.
The influence of family in the first few years of life is undeniably the most important in creating a solid foundation for positive self-esteem.
Regardless of how the family is identified, the most critical task is working together in the best interest of the child.
Setting limits and rules for toddlers is the beginning of creating consistent expectations and consequences. It makes it so much easier to set limits for them in school, as pre-teens and in their teen years.
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken adults.”– Frederick Douglass
Truer words have never been spoken.
At School
School is the next big influence on the development of self-esteem.
Since confidence is the outcome we seek, the learning environment is a crucial piece. There are many moving parts that lead to real confidence – not be confused with self-importance.
It begins and ends with clear expectations, accountability and consequences.
Here’s to emotionally healthy young adults…
Be sure to check out these post to help you with developing your child’s self-esteem:
17 Affirmations for Moms to Promote Positive Self-Esteem
Proven Ways to Promote Positive Self-Esteem In Children
Internal Versus External Control to Promote Positive Self-Esteem in Children
5 Ways to Build Confidence as Parents
Be sure to get the worksheets to help you with identifying areas for you and your child to work on.