The self esteem It means knowing that we are valuable, capable and that we respect each other. Its final importance is that it concerns our way of being and the sense of our personal worth, which is why it is essential for children's emotional development. When our children grow, their self-esteem develops and as they are aware of new challenges they begin to have ups and downs in their way of looking, so it is important to look and encourage them to have a high self-esteem of themselves.
It's simple detect how you have self-esteem our little one, if the child has a low concept of himself, he will speak negatively about himself, insulting himself with phrases such as: how clumsy I am! I do not learn because I am stupid, etc. When self-esteem fails and we try to reinforce them we notice that they have no motivation, they avoid solving any problem, however small, they are pessimistic despite being small and often give up quickly in the face of any complication.
To help increase self-esteem In the kids parents can play a great roleAmong the advice given by experts, we highlight something as simple as extolling the tasks that they undertake, not only because they do it well but because they try to do it, children are very sensitive to what parents think and if we ignore their efforts or ignore them When they come to show us or tell us what they have done, we undermine their self-esteem even if they don't want to.
The kids copy our attitude and behavior, so if we are pessimistic or very critical of us they reflect it or assume it as a behavior they should adopt. Let's make them see that we all make mistakes and we have defects that is a characteristic of people and that what really matters is to love and try to do our best.
It is also important to convey it's not about competing or comparing with the other children and that it is normal to accept our failures and defects because if they do not they will become narcissists and this will create an excessive need for admiration and affirmation that can lead to a personality disorder.
Don't stop show them respect, pride and affection For all that they undertake even if it is a simple drawing, it is important to make them feel that we value and support them, with only this, their self-esteem will be through the clouds and this will allow them to face the problems that arise in a safe way.
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