Claudia shares that self-esteem is the cornerstone of our child's ability to grow into happy and healthy adults.  Helping them believe in themselves that they are capable of doing things, it helps them identify their internal and external strengths, thereby enabling them to overcome challenges.

 

She shares three important parent and caregiver resources to help build their self-esteem. 

 

The first resource is identifying their strengths and qualities.  Together with your child:

• Identify things they're good at

• Compliments they have received 

• What they like about their appearance

• Challenges they have overcome

• How they have helped others

• Things that make them unique

• What they value the most

• Times when they made someone else happy

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Then work with your child to identify their positive traits.

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Lastly, together with your child or have them do this themselves (if they're old enough) start a daily journal of positive things they did, saw or experienced through the week.