Our Top 4 Different Factors That Can Affect Your Childโs Self-Esteem
Parents, when our children feel confident and secure, they’re more likely to succeed in life and achieve their goals. More importantly, having a positive self-image helps a child feel happy! ๐โฃโฃ
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There are many different factors that can affect your childโs self-esteem, but here are our top 4!๐โฃโฃ
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1๏ธโฃ. ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ก๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐๐๐ฅ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ – This includes hugs, kisses, high-fives, etc. โฃโฃ
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2๏ธโฃ. ๐ช๐ก๐๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฌ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ – Things like โI love youโ or โIโm proud of youโ, and how you say them; if itโs sincere or sarcastic. โฃโฃ
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3๏ธโฃ. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ข๐ซ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ – Bullying, peer pressure, friend groups/cliques. โฃโฃ
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4๏ธโฃ. ๐๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐๐ง ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ – This is a big one, including teachers, relatives, coaches, and anyone else they might look up to. โฃโฃ
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How your child is treated by others is somewhat out of your control, but there are many things you can do as a parent to build your childโs self esteem. โฃโฃ
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Parents have a strong influence on the way their children feel about themselves. Make sure you are talking to your kids, listening to what they have to say, and show them that their opinions matter! โฃโฃ
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Whatโs one thing you can do to boost your childโs self-esteem? โฌ๏ธ
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