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5 Ways to Develop Healthy Self-Esteem in Your Child. Presented By: Dr. Jan Hittelman BoulderPsychologicalServices.com. In This Webinar You Will Learn:. How self-esteem develops from birth The 7 key indicators of poor and healthy self-esteem
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5 Ways to Develop Healthy Self-Esteem in Your Child Presented By: Dr. Jan Hittelman BoulderPsychologicalServices.com
In This Webinar You Will Learn: • How self-esteem develops from birth • The 7 key indicators of poor and healthy self-esteem • How you can recognize if your child has self-esteem issues • Why your own self-esteem impacts your child’s sense of self • 5 ways to foster healthy self-esteem in your child
How self-esteem develops from birth • Development of self-esteem begins early in life • Critical importance of effort and success experiences
The 7 key indicators of healthy/poor self-esteem • Willingness to try new things/Gives up easily • Takes pride in accomplishments/Overly self-critical or easily disappointed • Assumes responsibility/Projects blame on others • Has good frustration tolerance/Quickly gets anxious or frustrated in response to challenges • Capacity to resist peer pressure/Easily influenced by others • Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills/Unable to resolve problems independently • Feels loved/Feels unloved or unwanted
Why your own self-esteem impacts your child’s sense of self • The challenge of being the role model • Children observe and learn from everything we do • Parenting makes us want to be better people • How are your coping and problem solving skills?
5 ways to foster healthy self-esteem in your child • Provide accurate, realistic feedback that focuses on the behavior not the child • Create opportunities for success • Teach and model effective problem solving skills • Teach and model healthy self-statements • Create a loving environment
Limits of parental impact on self-esteem • Underlying mental health issues • Significant learning challenges • Challenges of nonconformity • Psychological distress
Practice these techniques, while going easy on yourself. Parenting is a challenging job!
Our Next Webinar! Why Your Child Has Difficulty Learning Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Noon - 1:00 pm Presenter: Dr. Jan Hittelman