10 WAYS TO HELP YOUR CHILD

BUILD ESTEEM

Presented by I M Confident Niagara CanadaCreated by Brenda Silveira

Esteem is important

• Good esteem is essential for happiness and success

• Building esteem in early years helps in future development

• Parents are main influence on child until about age 8-9

• Peer pressure starts to influence behaviour after age 9

Self-esteem

•Set a good example and be a positive role model

• Children look up to their parents and will try to imitate what they see and hear

• Work on building your own esteem so your children will see a strong, confident adult

sElf-esteem

•Encourage your child to try harder and keep going even when they struggle and fail

• Acknowledge their efforts and feelings in a positive way

• Let them know you are proud of them

seLf-esteem

•Love your child unconditionally • Show them that you accept them even

when they do something wrong• Give hugs often as it will help them feel

secure and boost their esteem

selF-esteem

•Fill their emotional tank with positivity • Children are born negative-minded and

need to learn how to be positive• Teach them to be kind, caring and helpful

to others

Self-Esteem

•Empower your child to make good choices• Explore options and help them understand

consequences• When bad choices are made, help them

evaluate, learn and grow

Self-eSteem

•Set realistic goals• Talk about their interests• Draw pictures, write in a journal• Give small rewards when goals reached

(spending time with them is the best)

Self-esTeem

•Talk to your child and spend time with them

• Value their thoughts even if you don’t always agree

• Positive communication builds character and promotes independence

Self-estEem

•Energize your child with a healthy lifestyle• Exercise daily, eat healthy and get

sufficient sleep• A healthy body will result in a healthy mind

Self-esteEm

•Explore areas where your child can excel• Help discover their interests, abilities and

strengths• Being actively involved in activities they do

well and enjoy will build esteem

Self-esteeM

•Make fair boundaries and set realistic rules

• Always enforce rules• Discipline with love when necessary• Helps build responsibility for own actions

and teaches respect for others

S.E.L.F.-E.S.T.E.E.M.

• Set a good example• Encourage your child• Love unconditionally• Fill with positivity• Empower to make

good choices

• Set realistic goals• Talk and spend time• Energize, exercise,

eat healthly• Explore abilities &

interests• Make fair boundaries

START TODAY!

• It is never too late to start building esteem• Work on increasing your own esteem• Help your children build their esteem• Be a positive influence to others and help

them build esteem

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