FAMILY ISSUES (1C-15)

Family Atmosphere 

Encouraging and Building Self Esteem 

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• We must believe in our children if they are to believe in themselves. To feel  adequate, children need frequent encouragement.
  
  
• We need to encourage the positive efforts made by our children and not focus on  the end result, which may or may not be positive. This means that parents should  recognize children's assets and strengths, while minimizing their weaknesses and mistakes.
  
  
• Do you give frequent encouragement to each child, recognizing his or her effort  rather than the result?
  
  
  
  
• When your young child dresses by himself/herself and doesn't coordinate the  colors correctly, how do you react?
  
  
  
  
• When your child helps you clean, but doesn't quite finish the job, how do you  react?