Helping your children to gain positive self images is crucial to their development and well being.
Adults who have positive images of themselves handle difficult situations adeptly. They are confident in who they are and they understand what their abilities and limitations are. Adults with positive self images grew up in environments that created them.
The same holds true for children. Parents must consistently use verbal and non verbal indications that give their children positive reinforcement.
When children become confident, they are better able to handle challenges and difficulties in their lives. Each time a parent is sincere with a compliment, a child takes a step forward toward gaining self esteem.
Parents are role models. They must take this responsibly seriously because, they teach children what is acceptable behavior. If a parent is angry at the world, the child will be angry at the world.
A parent can’t tell a child to be kind and act unkindly. It’s not what parents tell kids, it’s what they show them by their own actions.
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