First of all, what is self-esteem? Self-esteem is the feelings we have about our own self, or so called our self-perception.
Why is self-esteem that important? It is important because how we define ourselves will influence our attitudes, thinking and behavior naturally.
It is important to start building kids self-esteem in your young ones starting in their early years. These can easily accomplished by praising your 3 years old singing in front of a crowd. This helps these young children to build up a sense of accomplishment when they are praised on what they have done by their elders which helps to bolsters their self-esteem from an early stage.
Kids with healthy self-esteem like to interact with others and feel comfortable in social settings and enjoys team activities, group discussions, and are independent in managing the challenges by working towards finding the best solutions that they are able to. They are self-ascertain in their strength and weaknesses and are able to accept them as they are. They often accept feedbacks shared by others with a great sense of optimism, which continue to prevail within them since young aged.
How young children felt about themselves depends on a lot of different factors, which can be caused by the environment they are in, their external physical look, their own expectation towards themselves, comparing against peers, their poor academic achievement, etc. Parents are probably the first party to be able to recognize should there are any negative thoughts arises within their young children. When this happened, parents need to make sure they spend some quality time to share their thoughts and provide guidance to their kids.
Here are a few key tips on how a young child self esteem can be build and improved on:
- Learning new skills and teaching others on them.
- Instill Positive thinking in these children through their day to day lives.
- Exercise helps one to relieve stress and pressure, as well as to build better physical figure and keep one to be fit and healthy.
- Assigning of new responsibilities and autonomy to the young child in order to increase his feeling of self-worthiness towards the deliveries.
- Provide the necessary love, attention and affection to your young ones at all times.
- Be a good listener to them, by allowing them to express and relate their inner feelings and thoughts to be shared with you.
- Take interest in his hobbies and circles of friends.
- Allow your children to be independent in making their own decision, choices and direction to proceed on.
- Avoid critics and bad words in areas where they are less skillful and new in. Instead consistent encouragement ought to be provided to elevate their self confidence.
- Praising them for an effort or a good job done. Emphasize the value that they are adding in that piece of job, project, assignment or task.