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"Kid Self Esteem" ... Think Right ... Act Right
Building kid self esteem, or filling a kid's self esteem tank, as I like to call it, is one of the most delicate balancing acts there is.
When you first become a parent, you aren't really focused on how you're going to shape your offspring's self esteem. In fact, you feel lucky if your own self esteem remains intact after your first few nights of "new parenting."
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Getting my kids to think right has always been my biggest parenting challenge. I've always known that kids thoughts determine how they build their "kid self esteem". So knowing that both my husband and I would be the ones to fill their "kid self esteem" tank every day...well, what a responsibility.Here a few things we learned things along the way.
- Whenever possible, fill your kids with positive, positive, positive stuff.
Positive stuff is great fuel for your kids to run on. When you're negative to your kids, it's like putting water into their tank. Now, we all know what happens if you get water in your car gas tank; it doesn't run so well.
Don't ever put limits on what your kids believe they can accomplish. If they plan to find a cure for the common cold, that's wonderful. Maybe they won't, but who cares as long as they build enough confidence to think they can?
Never let your kids put water in someone else's "kid self esteem" tank. Teaching kids to be a blessing needs to start early. And it can be as easy as learning how they can build up their friends and classmates.
And then we have teenagers. Oh, those drama filled, teenagers. Teens like to act like parents opinions don't matter, but I can tell you from experience that they do listen even if they won't admit it. Sometimes it's tough to focus on a lot of positive stuff with teenagers because, well, they seem to do a lot of negative stuff sometimes! But it is so worth the effort to look for something they're doing right and make sure they know about it. AND it's worth the effort to tell them how amazing and great they are so you're building teen self esteem at the same time.
You never know, they just might find the cure for the common cold if they believe they can!
Here is a tool I recently discovered that is  FREE and will give you an accurate picture of your self esteem or at the self esteem of someone you love.
I took the test and it really showed some interesting things. Here's my full review of the test.
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