Building Self-Esteem

1. Building Self-Esteem Facilitated by a faculty or staff member at KEYS Academy or Options HS with the ARISE Foundation

2. Your Presenter… • A member of the El Paso County Attorney’s Office • Internationally Certified in Life Skills through the ARISE Foundation

3. Rules for Training • Participation is crucial • No wrong/stupid answers • Respect one another • No talking while others talk, • No rude comments or noises • Wait until you’re called upon

4. Why we’re here… • Because we have to be • To learn some skills that will carry over into adulthood • To learn more about ourselves

5. How we’re going to do it… • Discussion • Everyone participates • Some, very little lecture • Activity or activities • Some Conclusions

6. Questions?

7. Ice Breaker • What is an ice breaker? • Definition of an ice breaker: • An activity used to lighten the mood and or get participants warmed up to the idea of interaction

8. Ice Breaker!!!!

9. Topic of the Day: Building Self-Esteem • Do emotions affect self-esteem? • What are some of the ways that emotions affect self-esteem? • What affects the way that we feel? • How much control do we have over our emotions?

10. Topic of the Day: Building Self-Esteem • What are some of the ways that we can try to control our emotions? • What are some ways we can control the way we let others affect our emotions? • What actions can we take to improve our own self-esteem and that of others around us?

11. Things we know… • According to kidshealth.org: • “Kids who feel good about themselves seem to have an easier time handling conflicts and resisting negative pressures.” • A sense of accomplishment or lack of accomplishment helps develop a child’s self-esteem even from the earliest stages. • For example: Learning to roll over o your own or getting a spoon into your mouth starts to teach a child about their own abilities

12. Other things we know… • Actions toward others can affect how people feel and change perceptions • Negative actions result in negative perceptions = low self-esteem • Positive actions result in positive perceptions = high self-esteem

13. Activity: The Connecting Emotions • Activity sheet p.31 (Working as a Class) • Connecting Emotions • Emotions that Lead to Low Self-Esteem

14. Activity: The Connecting Emotions Actions Self-Esteem Perception Emotions

15. Conclusions • How we act or react to what we say or do affects the way we and others look at ourselves and the world around us • Positive feedback and positive actions often result in positive behavior = high self-esteem • Negative feedback and negative actions often result in negative behavior = low self-esteem

16. Conclusions • How we act or react to what we say or do affects the way we and others look at ourselves and the world around us • We control ONLY • What we say or do • How we react to what others say or do • We DON’T control what others say or do

17. Conclusions • How we act or react to what we say or do affects the way we and others look at ourselves and the world around us • To build self-esteem (ours’ or others’) • Identify where we acted or reacted negatively/badly • Learn to act in a more positive way