BUILDING SELF-ESTEEM
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A POSITIVE TIP7millimPTO BUILD SELF-IMAGE IS SELF-ESTEEM ¦ Tell the children that ie IMPORTANT FOR A you love them They HAPPY love to hear that always ¦ Stop trying to mould a child SUCCESSFUL AND into what you want him her CONFIDENT LIFE to be Instead accept the child as he or she is AND HAS TO BE ¦ Listen to what the child is BUILT AT A YOUNG saying with interest Never ask them to stop talking AGE while she he is narrating an incident C-Neha Jha • If the child does not live up timesgroup com to your expectations it is important that you think 0 ur self-esteem dictates before reacting Comparing how we react emotion- them to their classmates ally socially and spiri- will only demotivate them tually to the different situa- further tions and people in our lives ¦ Encourage them to pursue Teachers and parents must their interests Let the child understand its importance as know that everyone is part of the growth process and blessed with certain talents work towards inculcating the and he she would one day same in children Today be- BUILDING discover it sides a child s intelligence quo- • Teach a child to focus on tient we also talk about his or his her strength and her emotional quotient To de- develop it velop a positive self-image a • Teach them to love and child needs to feel good about SELF-ESTEEM respect others him or her and feel success- ¦ Children feel positive if they tive reinforcement when chil- know that their parents are ful says Dr Kersi Chawda a CHILDREN ARE CONSIDERED TO BE VERY dren behave well causes them there for them Do not snub psychiatrist to feel better and spurs them your child saying you are Healthy self-esteem is one IMPRESSIONABLE BETWEEN AGES 5-15 of the best gifts a child can re- to repeat their conduct Par- too busy ceive Talking about why it is THIS IS THE TIME WHEN CHILDREN DEVELOP ents should praise children s • Be polite to the child important to build self-esteem endeavours and their triumphs et Allow the child to make THEIR COGNITIVE SKILLS AND REQUIRE VERY in children at a young age One of the ways in which the simple decisions and then CAREFUL NURTURING Practically app supports this help and guide them Charu Noheria Co-Founder and COO Practically a learn- CHARU NOHERIA is by rewarding experience through it Give them space ing app for students of classes CO FOUNDER PRACTICALLY points XPs for every step in and respect their decisions 6 to 12 with a focus on STEM the right direction within a sim- • Always give credit for their learning says Children are strengths by communicating Warm and positive parenting ulation and learning more from efforts for it will lead them considered to be very impres- that each one is unique in their allows children to know they immersive content This to pursue higher things sionable between ages 5-15 own way are accepted competent and learning by doing methodol- • Allow children to learn to do This is the time when children Developing positive self-es- worthwhile Provide clear but ogy enables them to easily re- things on their own as this develop their cognitive skills teem plays a significant role in not critical feedback Reframe tain maximum concepts while will help them become and require very careful nur- motivation and success negative thoughts and state- making it more fun and en- competent in this turing It is essential to build throughout the children slife ments with a growth mindset gaging This way students feel competitive world self-esteem amongst children Healthy self-esteem can help Acknowledge that mistakes confident in what they learn ¦ Allow children to take at an early age since it will help in succeeding at school because are learning opportunities and can now apply the concepts healthy risks as it will help them cope with the ups and the child navigates life with a Praise their efforts and just in real life Our app allows stu- them come to terms with downs of life positive assertive attitude and not the result Encourage ex- dents to challenge themselves failures Help them to cope She continues It is essen- believes they can accomplish tracurricular interests Pro- and their friends with quizzes with failure by laying out tial to make children feel con- the goals They are also more vide successful role models that further allow them to build the learnings fident and think positively liked and accepted by their with learning and thinking dif- their self-esteem • Teach the child that nothing about themselves Every child peers says Sunitha S Rao ferences Avoid being over- At the point when children is really perfect Make the is different and as parents or principal Delhi Public School protective and teach them the feel certain and secure child understand that teachers we need to acknowl- - Mahendra Hills Nacharain power of resilience and stay- they re bound to succeed in mistakes and failure are a edge their shortcomings and She goes on to list some ing motivated school and accomplish indi- part of life assist them to turn them into pointers to keep in mind Charu adds that using posi- vidual objectives