| As parents, you should learn how to detect low self | | | | 5. Involve your child or children in opinion polls. A |
| esteem in your child or children. Early detection is | | | | child's self-esteem grows when he or she is |
| important and parent's observation is the best way | | | | respected by adults who value their opinions. Children |
| to determine if your child suffers from low self | | | | should have a vote in matters that concern the |
| esteem. From then onward, parents should take | | | | entire family. This opens so many doors for them in |
| every measure they could to increase their child self | | | | the future as teens and adults. |
| esteem. Here are other methods to help foster self | | | | 6. Be a role model to your children, if you yourself is |
| esteem and confidence in children both at home and | | | | negative, unrealistic and pessimistic about your own |
| outside. | | | | abilities and self worth, your child will mirror your |
| 1. Ask their views and opinions, take their views and | | | | behavior. Try to maintain a good open relationship |
| opinions seriously, and give them meaningful and | | | | with your spouse. This means no arguing or hitting |
| realistic feedback. Over praise and or false praises | | | | each other in front of the children. |
| are easily detected by children therefore should be | | | | 7. Support your child during his or her failures. Help |
| avoided. | | | | your child reflect on what went wrong, and help him |
| 2. Encourage your children to make friends and keep | | | | or her apply those lessons in the future. A child's |
| them, of course. Healthy friendships are important, | | | | sense of self-worth deepens when adults help him or |
| because children are increasingly sensitive about how | | | | her understand that life has its ups and downs. |
| their friends feel about them. As adults, teach them | | | | Parents are too concerned with sheltering their |
| how to introduce themselves, start conversations, | | | | children from anything negative. |
| and politely join in play. If something is amiss, | | | | 8. Watch out for sign of abuse and unhappiness |
| encourage your children to talk about their concerns | | | | outside of home. If your child comes home with a |
| and problems making friends. | | | | frown, simple questions like 'how is your day?' If |
| 3. Reassure your child that you accept him or her | | | | negative answer is give, try to ask for more |
| even when others do not. A child's self-esteem | | | | information or explanation. Discuss about school, or |
| wavers from situation to situation and sometimes | | | | the journey home. Be sensitive about bullies in school |
| moment to moment, depending upon the interaction. . | | | | or trouble with peer. |
| 4. Involve your child in chores around the house that | | | | When you show how much you care or love your |
| stretch his or her abilities. Children gain a sense of | | | | children, they grow up with better self confidence |
| accomplishment when they are offered real | | | | and self worth. Absent parents and neglected children |
| challenges rather than those that are merely frivolous | | | | have the tendency to become the totally opposite |
| or fun. Examples are folding clothes, put dishes in the | | | | Learn to schedule between work and family time in |
| dishwasher or put toys away. | | | | order to build better characteristics of your children. |