AS A MOM MY 6 YEAR OLD IS A CHALLENGE TO MY SELF-ESTEEM
As a Mom my 6 year old is so good at challenging my self esteem. I have to keep constant watch on what I do or say that might harm my child. One of the crucial truths you need to know about your child’s self-esteem is that you cannot repair it. You need to build healthy self esteem in yourself and your child.
If you are slow, brash, a bully or a maniac, any message that says anything negative about yourself or your children is bad for your self-esteem. So you could be a teenager putting others down to combat your own low self-esteem. But when a child has low self-esteem, there is only so much we can say as parents.
If as a Mom we keep guessing and our lives remain vague, our children will start to move and find no limits to themselves, leading to low self-esteem and problem behavior.
One way to avoid self-esteem problems later in life is to make sure your child knows how to stand up for themselves. Giving them the right ways to discipline and solve their problems gives their children the means to develop a healthy self-esteem.
If you see yourself as something out of your social situation, you can start to question your self-esteem as a parent. That’s no good.
Dealing with frustration can lead to healthy self esteem
Children who are better able to deal with frustration and challenges are more likely to see themselves as successful, valuable and good, which leads to higher self esteem. Don’t hold back on limiting pleasures and rewards. Children can better deal with frustrations or challenges if they see them as a successful and valuable asset that leads to high self esteem.
As this skill develops you begin to see yourself as an effective Mom capable. Your self esteem remains intact.
Positive self-esteem of your child means positive self esteem of Mom
If your child has strong self-confidence and coping skills that will help him or her in life, they will find it easier to have a stronger coping ability that is important to help them develop a healthy self-esteem. Appreciation and keeping a positive attitude will also grow.
If your children have high self-esteem, exaggerated praise cultivates narcissism and can lower self-esteem in the long run. Healthy self-esteem gives your child the permission to develop as they want and gives them the opportunity to identify with what they want.
If you can teach your child to accept that life has problems and show them a way to deal with them, they will have a better understanding of themselves – appreciation and a stronger coping capacity in life.
Your self esteem will also grows by leaps and bounds.
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