Fostering Young Children’s Self-Esteem Posted April 13th 2013 |
Next to addressing children’s needs and providing them with the material supports necessary for living, developing and nurturing their sense of self-worth is the most important thing that we as adults can ever do for them. Children’s sense of self or how they come to view themselves in the world is fostered by their relationship with others, especially their relationship with sociologically significantly others in their lives. There is no magical moment or specific context proven to be the most ideal time for the nurturance of children’s self—rather parents and caregivers of young children are constantly impacting their self-esteem. From birth and every waking moment of the child’s life thereafter, the caring adult is given numerous opportunities to assist with the development of the child’s self-esteem. Therefore, significant adults in the child’s life need not underestimate their power to affect the child’s sense of being—the very essence of the child’s human spirit.
Every interaction or didactic situation that a child enters into with a more expert other can become a dance or a dirge—a tremendously positive experience in which the child is intrinsically motivated or a devastatingly negative experience in which the child’s curiosity and natural inclination to discover are stunted. As parents and caregivers of young children, it is important for us to remember that the development of the child’s cognitive functions is inextricably linked to his/her emotional development. The processes and circumstances under which children acquire the necessary skills and knowledge for optimal living in the world can have a profound influence on their disposition towards life-long learning as well as their sense of worth and capacity to cope with life’s challenges during adulthood. I know that you believe as I do that, beyond helping children to attain specific educational goals, our first and foremost moral obligation to children is to get them to experience life as valuable and competent individuals.
Below are just a few important points to consider regarding bolstering children’s self-esteem:
- Self-esteem is the value or judgment that an individual places on what he/she believes to be true about him/her. However, self-esteem is not the same as self-concept. Self-concept is one’s idea, image or mental representation of who he/she believes that he/she is. Such beliefs include ideas about one’s abilities, attributes, values and attitudes. But both the child’s self-concept and self-esteem develop in collaboration with others
- Self-esteem is often treated as positive or negative, good or bad, high or low. But in reality, most children and adults fall some where in the middle of these dichotomies. All of us have islands of personal strength and vulnerability.
- Good job! You did it! Nice work! Excellent! These are all nice words to use when engaging children in learning tasks and distributing stickers and happy faces to children when they provide favorable responses and model good behavior are fine and dandy. But such practices provide children with very little feedback regarding their specific capabilities and true accomplishments.
- It is important to provide children with very specific feedback. When we provide specific feedback to children such as: “You drew a very straight line” or “I like the colors that you are using for that picture; they blend very nicely together”, we encourage intrinsically motivated learning in children—children’s desire to learn for learning sake. Furthermore, specific feedback describes the behaviors that we as adults want to foster in young children.
- Self-esteem is not a trivial pursuit that can be built by bolstering children’s egos with empty praise, extra pats and cheers of support. Such practices result in temporary favorable responses from children at best and are deceptive at worst. Children need coaches not cheerleaders—adults who realize the full implications of the impact of their efforts on children’s developing sense of self (Katz, 1993).
- It is misleading to think that significant others in children’s lives simply give an inoculation of self-esteem to children and all is fine with the world. The development of self-esteem is a life-long developmental process that has its antecedents in the developing and consolidating sense of self during the early childhood years. Thus, the development of self-esteem is a very dynamic rather than static process.
What are your thoughts about fostering children’s self-esteem? In what ways does the child’s self esteem impact his/her development in the various domains (i.e., cognitive, social, emotional and physical)? |
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| Reply from Karina Cervantes posted on May 20th 2013 |
| I personally believe that it is extremely important to foster a child's self esteem at an early age. Caregivers and Parents are usually the first people that children have meaningful interactions with and it is important for adults to help a child become aware of their sense of self and that they are important. If the child does not have a sense of self worth they could become social outcast making them an easy target for bullying to happen. If the child is confident of who they are because of the praise that they are given by adults their confidence and positive self esteem can be seen in their school work and in their other relationships. A child's self esteem can definitely impact their cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development. |
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| Reply from Rafaela Cortes posted on May 20th 2013 |
| I believe that promoting a positive self-esteem to children is very important. It is important for children to know what self-esteem means and to know what are their strengths so they can have a positive self-esteem. If children have a positive del-esteem they will engage more with people and they will be more positive about everything and will want to engage with everything that is around them. It is very important that caregivers or teachers create activities that will guide children to be more positive about themselves so they can have a positive self-esteem. |
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| Reply from Rafaela Cortes posted on May 20th 2013 |
| I believe that promoting a positive self-esteem to children is very important. It is important for children to know what self-esteem means and to know what are their strengths so they can have a positive self-esteem. If children have a positive del-esteem they will engage more with people and they will be more positive about everything and will want to engage with everything that is around them. It is very important that caregivers or teachers create activities that will guide children to be more positive about themselves so they can have a positive self-esteem. |
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| Reply from Rafaela Cortes posted on May 20th 2013 |
| I believe that promoting a positive self-esteem to children is very important. It is important for children to know what self-esteem means and to know what are their strengths so they can have a positive self-esteem. If children have a positive del-esteem they will engage more with people and they will be more positive about everything and will want to engage with everything that is around them. It is very important that caregivers or teachers create activities that will guide children to be more positive about themselves so they can have a positive self-esteem. |
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| Reply from Rafaela Cortes posted on May 20th 2013 |
| I believe that promoting bilingualism and bicultural is a good idea to have in all schools. students get to appreciate their parents language. It is also very important for children to speak more than one language because they have better opportunities in life if they speak more than one language. The united States is a very diverse country and it helps if school promote that diversity into bilingualism and biculturalism. |
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| Reply from Jose Lopez posted on May 20th 2013 |
| I believe that fostering children’s self-esteem is extremely important for all areas of their development, specifically socially. If children unable to learn the countless lessons that are taught to them by their parents through positive reinforcement, then they’ll have a hard time managing their emotions, picking up on social cues, and benefiting and contributing to interaction with their peers. The list goes on and on and so does the list of issues that are related to the development of poor self-esteem. |
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| Reply from Hanna Adams posted on May 20th 2013 |
| Being a child that was hospitalized during my early childhood and as well during the summers of my early adolescents, I had some self esteem issues when it came to my appearance.
My mother did her best to shelter me during that time. Many of my friends did not know what I looked like during hospitalization period. So my self-esteem would have to be built back up over time. I was physically healing, emotionally coming back to normal, and relieving pain. For me self-esteem had to be achieved on my own, so that I could be confident in my appearance over time. |
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| Reply from Rebekah Mamola posted on May 20th 2013 |
| I think it is important that self-esteem should be fostered early in a child’s development. Care givers and significant others in the children’s lives play a large part on their development of self-esteem. It is important for adults to understand the positive and negative implications of their interactions with young children on the development of their self-esteem. Developing sense strong of self-esteem will help children in all other developmental domains. When a child has a strong sense of self-esteem they are confident in themselves socially, cognitively, and physically which in turn affects the child emotionally. Nurturing self-esteem in early childhood provides a foundation for the development of self-esteem that will be built upon the rest of their lives. |
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| Reply from Janessa posted on May 19th 2013 |
| Self-esteem is one of the most important aspects of a child's development. When children feel loved and supported they have a better chance of developing into happier and healthier adults. Having a healthy self-esteem allows children to do better in school and in life in general becuase when you feel like no matter what you do you will always be loved and supported it makes you feel good. As far as all the developmental domains go I think children with high self-esteem so well in all four domains. |
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| Reply from Fermina Camacho posted on May 19th 2013 |
| As a child who had grown up with little self-esteem, I can assure all the readers that self assurance is key to the development of an emotionally sound individual, young or old. It is extremely vital that a child always knows their importance, that they are appreciated, and unconditionally loved.
A low self-esteem affects every aspect of a child's development. Low self esteem may lead to unsuccessful completions of cognitive tasks due to self doubt. Socially the child may feel inept, unable to connect with their peers and may become an introvert isolating him/herself from others. A low self-esteem would also account for downbeat emotions feeding negativity to the body leading to a sluggish physical demeanor that could last well into adolescence. A healthy self esteem could ultimately guarantee a growing child’s cognitive, social, emotional, and physical positive development.
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| Reply from Maria Hernandez posted on May 17th 2013 |
| Personally I believe that helping children to foster their self-esteem is very important. Starting at an early age by letting them know that they have the potential and are capable doing what they are assigned to or what they are willing to do by their own initiative. Especially during the grade school period when children leave the initiative vs. guilt to reach Erickson’s next stage industry vs. inferiority, in which children start competing among their peers, it is important for us as adults and future educators to help children obtain a positive self-esteem and a good self-concept to reach the industry level rather than the other one. Having a positive self-esteem impacts various aspects including the cognitive, social, emotional and physical development of children. By having a positive and good self-value about who they are and what they can do has an effect on how well they can logical think and develop, which consequently impacts how well they can perform academically and cognitively. Besides by feeling good emotionally about themselves, this affects their social life because they are more likely to be liked and accepted by their peers and have more friends. So, it is crucial to help and contribute with the fostering of children’s self-esteem. |
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| Reply from Rosario Sandoval posted on May 17th 2013 |
| I think that is very important for educators and caregivers to foster children's self-esteem because if they feel good with themselves they will do better at all the domains. Whenever a child's self-esteem is low they are not going to put as much effort to what they do.Self-esteem helps children to build self-confidence which is necessary to form long lasting and effective social relationships. In order to develop a positive self-esteem, children need to feel socially competent by parents, teachers, and friends. They should praise children for how well they do the things, as a result they will feel good with themselves and they will have a high self-esteem. |
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| Reply from Rosario Sandoval posted on May 17th 2013 |
| My philosophy of teaching is that children need to enjoy what they are doing. I believe that children\'s development of knowledge occurs through active exploration, questioning, experimentation and guidance. Also, I think teacher need to aware that children learn differently and as a result we need to have one than more way to do a certain activity. |
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| Reply from Shelbi Andrion posted on May 16th 2013 |
| I believe that self-esteem is very important to build up in children. Children need to feel confirmation, acceptance, and guidance. By building their self-esteem, it gives them the self-worth that they need. Emotionally, they will be able to handle situations with confidence because they have had previous assurance that they could. Cognitively, children who have self-esteem are able to resolve conflicts; which will happen throughout their lives. Socially when a child has self-esteem they will have confidence in playing with peers. Self-esteem is an important characteristic that all of us need in order to do well in life; at least being confident in one’s self. |
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| Reply from Lauren Pettipiece posted on May 16th 2013 |
| Self-esteem is so crucial for all aspects of development, cognitive, social, emotional, and physical. Self-esteem dictates the way that a child will act in all situations. If they do not feel confident or like they are able, they will hold back and not participate in educational, social, or physical tasks that they feel they are not capable of or will fail in. If they do not have the confidence to try, their developmental opportunities are restricted. I have seen so many children, continually getting younger, that do not have good self-esteem or positive self-image. I know children as young as 3 that not only feel that they are dumb and not capable of many physical or educational activities, but that also think they are not pretty enough and need to work out. Children are sponges and absorb everything they are exposed to, so adults need to be very careful about what they say around them. Parents and other adults need to model having good self-esteem so that their children can see a healthy example, rather than a negative one. If a child’s self-esteem is negative from an early stage, it can be a very difficult cycle to break out of for the rest of their lives. They need a good, positive foundation so that they can go on to succeed in the future. |
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| Reply from Christian Solis posted on May 14th 2013 |
| I was very fortunate to never be bullied. But I did see people unlined and I believe it is important to have someone to listen to you. Feelings need to be shared and freedom of expression is important. Often I hear I wish I would have just been listened to. |
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| Reply from selena v. posted on May 8th 2013 |
| I believe that taking part into the development of children’s positive self- esteem by adults is important. Most young kids do not know what self- esteem means, and therefore needs to be explained of its meaning and importance. There are various ways to educated kids about self- esteem. For example, like Dr. Henderson, stated in her blog, “Fostering Youth’s Self Esteem,” gave an example of how adults can take part in forming a positive self -esteem of kids. The author pointed out how specific situations like letting children know of the great job they did in class, and receiving a sticker is a way of increasing their self- esteem. By letting the child know of their accomplishments this can help him or her feel motivated to continue to do well, and that is a way that a child can build a positive self- esteem. Helping children to build a positive self- esteem is key to the growth development, social and emotional development, and cognitive development. When kids are told many times of their good accomplishments they then build up to their way of thinking of themselves as good. Not all the times when kids do well on the things they do. There are times when kids fail to do well in a task, and therefore they feel upset, sad, or hopeless of performing well. That is when adults can give suggestions to kids, so that they can learn from their mistakes and try again on what they failed to do. I believe this helps young kids in the long run because they will benefit from learning from their mistakes. Learning from what one failed on is a way a person will not lower his or her self- esteem. A children self- esteem impacts his or her development in various domains by learning each day to build upon a positive self esteem or improve it. As a child is important for him or her to build a positive self esteem because by that is more likely his or her positive way of thinking of own self will continue through out the years. |
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| Reply from selena v. posted on May 7th 2013 |
| I believe that taking part into the development of children’s positive self- esteem by adults is important. Most young kids do not know what self- esteem means, and therefore needs to be explained of its meaning and importance. There are various ways to educated kids about self- esteem. For example, like Dr. Henderson, stated in her blog, “Fostering Youth’s Self Esteem,” gave an example of how adults can take part in forming a positive self -esteem of kids. The author pointed out how specific situations like letting children know of the great job they did in class, and receiving a sticker as a way of increasing their self- esteem. By letting the child know of their accomplishments this can help him or her feel motivated to continue to do well, and that is a way that a child can build a positive self- esteem. Helping children to build a positive self- esteem is key to the growth development, social and emotional development, and cognitive development. When kids are told many times of their good accomplishments they then build up to their way of thinking of themselves as good. Not all the times when kids do well on the things they do. There are times when kids fail to do well in a task, and therefore they feel upset, sad, or hopeless of performing well. That is when adults can give suggestions to kids, so that they can learn from their mistakes and try again on what they failed to do. I believe this helps young kids in the long run because they will benefit from learning from their mistakes. Learning from what one failed on is a way a person will not lower his or her self- esteem. A children self- esteem impacts his or her development in various domains by learning each day to build upon a positive self esteem or improve it. As a child is important for him or her to build a positive self esteem because by that is more likely his or her positive way of thinking of own self will continue through out the years. |
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| Reply from Mona Dates posted on May 7th 2013 |
| I believe it is important to foster a child's self-esteem, children need to feel good about themselves. However adults and parents have to be careful not to give children a false sense of self, because we do not want our children to be too caught up on themselves. Children who have a high sense of self tend to annoy their friends and eventually end up with out friends. When a child does not interact well with their peers they do not fair well emotionally. |
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| Reply from Julia posted on May 1st 2013 |
| I agree that self-esteem is very important in children because children need to be motivated with their learning. Giving them self-esteem by giving specific positive feedback allows them to know that they are capable of doing anything if they put their mind into it. A child's self-esteem impacts their cognitive domain because when a child knows they are capable of doing things, it allows them to become more eager learners. It impacts their social and emotional domain because when their self-esteem is higher, it allows the child to not be so negative about themselves and to be more open about having relationships with other people. And finally, self-esteem impacts the development of physical domain because by giving children self-esteem in the physical domain, it could allow them to be more confident when they are developing their physical abilities. For example, giving them positive feedback when they are working on their fine motor skills might make them want to be successful in what they are doing. |
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| Reply from Paven posted on April 30th 2013 |
| I also agree that fostering children’s self esteem is important. Whether we as adults are parents, teachers, siblings, family members, and etc., it’s our job to help with children’s confidence. Children’s look for that, “good job”, “you did great”, “so proud of you”, etc., phrases, to remind them that they really are doing a good job and YOU are noticing. It helps build up their self-esteem, which they will take for the rest of their lives. Helping them with their self-esteem means in various parts of children’s lives such as: education, sports, school activities, etc. Growing up I remember hearing such positive feedback from anyone older than me, was one of the best feelings in the world, made me feel like I could do anything I wanted to because people supported me to do my best. Going into teaching, there’s nothing more important to me than to help give children that boost of self-esteem and confidence. |
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| Reply from Paige Sutton posted on April 26th 2013 |
| I agree that fostering a child’s self-esteem is one of the most important things we as adults and caregivers can do for them. A well-rounded sense of self, and the ability to think of one’s self in a positive light is highly beneficial in all aspects of life. Motivating a child intrinsically is at the core of this simply because a child that develops the understanding to rely on their selves and their own individual abilities at a young age is a child that will eventually become a successful, well-adapted adult who not only knows themselves and their capabilities, but whom is confident in themselves. As is noted, every moment counts, so it is crucial that we ensure that children are given the opportunities to develop a good sense of self-esteem as early in life as possible, because if they do not it can prove an undeniable hindrance when they become adults. A good sense of self-esteem is imperative because it ultimately refers to what a child values in themselves, and that certainly has implications on how much effort he/she may or may not place in school, how much effort he/she puts into making or keeping friends, and how he/she sees themselves physically; that alone, is critical for how he/she feels emotionally. Without good self-esteem a child’s development will definitely be impacted in a negative fashion and it is highly important we, as adults and caregivers not let that happen. |
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| Reply from Sandy Do posted on April 25th 2013 |
| I think that it is essential to help children build a healthy self-esteem. Self-esteem helps children to build self-confidence which is necessary to form long lasting and effective social relationships. In order to develop a positive self-esteem, children need to feel socially competent by parents, teachers, and friends. Parents can encourage their child and allow them to explore different activities instead of only focusing on the one area that they do well in. Not only should parents praise their child on how well they do on something, but the effort put in as well. I agree with Dr. Henderson when she states that it is important to provide children with specific feedback as well. Self-esteem impacts a child’s development and can be observed through their behavior and actions. For example, children with high self-esteem are able to express their feelings/emotions, feel positive about themselves, can handle conflicts when they arise, are able to resist negative pressures, and enjoy interacting with others. They are optimistic and aware of their weaknesses and strengths. On the other hand, children with low self-esteem may feel negative about themselves, may easily give up when they encounter hardships, may have trouble making decisions, are easily frustrated, and are more likely to give in to peer pressure.
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| Reply from Amber McCamey posted on April 24th 2013 |
| Fostering a child's self esteem is very important. It is important for any individual to know that they are smart, important and thought of. Having good self-esteem can help a child develop in a lot of different ways. It will make them a more confident person. They most likely will apply them self more to whatever it is that they are doing.
Their positive energy and good self esteem will also rub off on other people and make others want to be more positive. All these aspects are important for a growing child.
when a child has good self esteem they will want to try more things because they know that they have the support from peers and relatives.
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| Reply from Amber McCamey posted on April 24th 2013 |
| Fostering a child's self esteem is very important. It is important for any individual to know that they are smart, important and thought of. Having good self-esteem can help a child develop in a lot of different ways. It will make them a more confident person. They most likely will apply them self more to whatever it is that they are doing.
Their positive energy and good self esteem will also rub off on other people and make others want to be more positive. All these aspects are important for a growing child.
when a child has good self esteem they will want to try more things because they know that they have the support from peers and relatives.
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| Reply from Raylene Larot posted on April 24th 2013 |
| After reading this the first thing that popped into my head about self-esteem was a book by Amy Chua called Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother. She got a lot of scrutiny for her honesty about how she raised her children. Her parenting differed from the typical Westerns and it got me thinking. She mentioned how Westerners are so concerned about building up their children’s confidences, like when they get a “B” we must say well good job for trying even though we want them to get an “A.” Whereas with Amy, in her Chinese culture a “B” would never be acceptable so she canceled her young daughter’s birthday to prove her point. So to answer the question, I’m not too sure if I would be as sensitive as I imagined myself to be before reading this book. Then again, I’m sure I will become a softy when my first child comes around. I feel like in America self-esteem is made such a huge deal and each child must have high self-esteem or something is wrong with them. When I think of the role self-esteem plays in sports, it’s huge. You must be confident in yourself and view yourself as a key player if you plan to ever be successful in a sport. Emotionally, if a child has low self- esteem there may be major issues that need to be addressed quickly because young teens may consider suicide. All in all, self-esteem to me is just as important as any other thing. When I’m a parent I’m sure I will try to boost my child’s self-esteem since I don’t want them to think they aren’t doing things correctly. |
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| Reply from Noung posted on April 23rd 2013 |
| I agree that parents and close caregivers impacts children's self esteem the most. Therefore, they have to be able to provide the child with a sense of value so that they can have confidence about their self. However, I also think that the values within a culture or society can interfere with how parents interact with their child. One culture may value voicing one's own opinion or doing things independently away from the family. A child from this type of society could possibly be one who is very outspoken about his/her or other peoples thoughts and accomplishment. Whereas a child from the opposite community may be more reserve and less incline to voice their opinions. |
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| Reply from Ashley Voss posted on April 22nd 2013 |
| I think that fostering self-esteem has never been more important. Particularly with the media. Both young boys and girls grow up constantly seeing the thin models and buff young men with very symmetrical features. This increasing insecurity and lowered self esteem. We need to make sure that our children grow up knowing that they are beautiful, smart, and unique. This will help lower feelings we do not want our children to have such as sadness and depression as well as lower the adolescent suicide rates and attempts. To me my self esteem just needs to feel comfortable. We need to be comfortable in our own skin and feel accepted by the people closest to us such as our families.
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| Reply from Jennifer Gutierrez posted on April 21st 2013 |
| I personally feel that it is extremely important to help foster a child's self-esteem at every age. Each child has their own level of self-esteem and Both parents, caregivers and educators can be the most important influences in children's developments. Through interactions and experiences the child has in their early childhood can have a detrimental effect on their self-esteem and also other developmental domains later on in life. If a child does not have both a home environment and school that doesn't encourage them and supports their education, the more likely they will suffer from lower self-esteem. I also feel that a child's self-esteem can improve if they are taught on ways in which they can help change their views. Although each of the developmental domains are different they all need to be guided and encouraged in order for them to be properly developed. Both educators and caregivers play a vital role in how the child feels about their progress and achievements with their education. They also have the responsibility to help a child with low self-esteem that might have been caused by others. If a child whom is being bullied at school and no actions are taken to protect the child, they could potentially suffer drastically with lower self-esteem which can effect the child's developmental domain's. A classroom should be a place for children to learn and develop safely. Their home environment should consist of support and encouragement, although this is not always the case. As a parent myself and a future educator there is nothing more important to me then a child having good self-esteem. The better the child feels about his or her self the more likely they will succeed in their life's |
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| Reply from Laura posted on April 21st 2013 |
| I think its important to foster children's self-esteem because that is what they are going think about themselves in the future. If a child has positive thoughts about themselves then they will have a brighter future and won't be so hard on themselves in the future. Not having a high self esteem children can have social issues, such as not having as many friends and not communicating with children their age. There could be children that don't want to get involved in physical activities because they have a low self-esteem due to people telling them that they are terrible at things. I think children need to be praised as they learn to do something and need to get a little support from adults about things they are trying out. |
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| Reply from Dawn Powdrill posted on April 18th 2013 |
| Children rely on us as adults to show them how to build self-esteem through imitation. This includes how hold ourselves, how to treat others, how to go about tasks, and how to handle our emotions in situations. Through imitation we can teach children that even though times are tough or scary we can still succeed. One important way to teach children is by giving positive praise through intrinsic motivation. This can be done by describing positive details of the child's behavior or work. For example, I noticed that you were frustrated, but you held yourself together while explaining how you felt. That takes courage and strength. I believe these are the types of praise that children hold deeply within, and aid in building their self-esteem. |
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| Reply from maychee khang posted on April 16th 2013 |
| i think that fostering childrens self-esteem is good because when they are doing their best, they want to be praised for it and for others to notice how good they have done. it helps them cognitively in being more open and it will help improve their personality. they become more confident in their strengths and are able to deal with issues that come their way. |
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