How to help kids build their self-esteem


By AGENCY
  • Family
  • Wednesday, 16 Apr 2025

A child’s self-esteem is also shaped by the perceptions and expectations of significant people in their life. — Dreamstime/TNS

SELF-esteem, or the way we view ourselves, plays a central role in a child’s motivation and achievements in school, social relationships and their ability to bounce back from setbacks.

A child’s self-esteem is shaped by their own thoughts and feelings about their ability to achieve in ways that would allow them to become their ideal self. It is also shaped by the perceptions and expectations of significant people in their life.

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