A healthy self esteem in your child is something everyone hopes for in their children. As parents we hope we are doing the right things in building healthy levels of self esteem but what we don’t realize is, as parents we can educate ourselves to learn the best way to do this. Observing the components of self esteem is an important step in educating ourselves. How are we expected to teach something if we ourselves do not know much about it? Here is a summary of self esteem and its components to help in your education of your child’s self worth as well as the confidence in kids.
A Child’s Physical Self
This component of self esteem in kids has to do with both the child’s appearance as well as performance. The physical component will include confidence with the way a child perceives their appearance. Some examples of positive comments may be “I am good at this game” or “I have nice handwriting”.A child that is lacking physical self worth will typically make comments like “I don’t look good” or “I can’t do that”.”
A Child’s Thinking Self
This part of self esteem has everything to do with what a child knows. These include basic concepts such as writing, reading, math, and so on. When a child thinks positively about these areas and what they are taught in school every day, they can be proud of what they learn and feel confident. Some positive remarks they may state include “I am smart at in math” or “I love to read.” A child who is lacking in this area may make statements such as “Why can’t I learn to read like the other kids” or “I hate school and think it is too hard.” When a child has low esteem in this area they are likely to believe they are a failure.
The Child’s Social Self
This last component has everything to do with relationships. Interacting with people should be something your child is comfortable with and it should be a positive experience. A child may make comments such as “I like spending time with my family” or “I have many friends.” A child who has low self esteem within this area may make statements such as “I don’t want to go to school because no one likes me” or “No one will play with me.”
All of these bits and pieces are the building blocks to a great self esteem as well as child success. Now that you are aware of these components as a parent, you can begin to recognize where you child’s self worth stands and make changes if necessary.
