A Child's Self-Esteem

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This paper explains that self-esteem, described as having pride, respect and belief in oneself, starts at birth and stems from the love and acceptance that parents give to a child. The author points out that breaking the chain of negative parenting requires patience on the behalf of the parent and a lot of understanding of the psychological development process of children. The paper relates that a way to help a child with self esteem is to use specific praise and encouragement, zeroing-in on the specific personality of the Child: "I'm so proud of you." Chart.

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"Children tend to cooperate better with a parent who communicates respect when asking them to behave properly, or reminding them of a previous request. For example: "Simply speak to your child with the tone you might use with a friend". Another way you could approach a child with a request is to be direct, and straight to the point, but still polite. For example: John please put your toys in your room. This is showing the child that the parent respects him/her but that they still need to put their toys away. This helps the child's self-esteem in two ways. First is by establishing a sense of love/respect which in turn will help the child feel more like he/she can do what you asked. There is no element of fear when being asked. Secondly, by asking the child and allowing a fair amount of time to accomplish what the parent has asked, allows the child to learn the emotion of self pride and belief that he/she can accomplish the task. All the effects these can have on a child with just one request are astonishing."

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