There are many important issues that face children and their parents. One of the most important of these issues is self esteem. Parents want to help build self esteem in their children, but they are often unsure on how to do so. One of the first thing to do in order to help a child with their self esteem is to understand what self esteem is. Self esteem is loosely defined as having a sense of confidence and happiness about oneself. This doesn’t mean that the child will have no doubts and not be nervous about new things, just that they will know that they are fully capable of taking on new tasks and succeeding. Some ways that parents can help their child build self esteem are:

-Improving their own self esteem

-Putting in place a plan to help their child succeed

-Giving the child responsibilities

One thing parents needs to look at to help build their child’s self esteem is the parent’s own self esteem. How children develop, particularly how they develop self esteem, is often based on the examples they see around them. If the parent feels negatively about themselves, the child will often mimic this outlook. This is why it’s important for parents to have a positive attitude in regards to new situations. If the parent should fail at something, they should use it as a learning experience for their children. It helps for parents to let their children know that not everyone is successful on their first attempt at something, but by working hard they can do anything they set their mind to.

Another way that parents can help with their child’s self esteem is by putting a plan in place to help their child succeed in school and in life. This can be anything from getting tutors for a child who is struggling in school to getting the child involved in sports at a young age to help build up confidence.

The last way parents can help with a child’s self esteem is to give the child age appropriate responsibilities. Meeting these responsibilities will help the child see all that they are capable of doing and also encourage them to branch out and do different things.

Helping a child gain self esteem can seem like a formidable task to parents, but following the advice listed above can help make it much easier and less daunting. Nothing makes a parent smile more than watching their confident smiling children flourish.