A short presentation on how to help your children build esteem.

1. 10 WAYS TO HELP
YOUR CHILD
BUILD ESTEEM
Presented by I M Confident Niagara Canada
Created by Brenda Silveira

2. Esteem is important
• Good esteem is essential for happiness and
success
• Building esteem in early years helps in future
development
• Parents are main influence on child until about
age 8-9
• Peer pressure starts to influence behaviour after
age 9

3. Self-esteem
•Set a good example and be a positive role
model
• Children look up to their parents and will
try to imitate what they see and hear
• Work on building your own esteem so your
children will see a strong, confident adult

4. sElf-esteem
•Encourage your child to try harder and
keep going even when they struggle and
fail
• Acknowledge their efforts and feelings in a
positive way
• Let them know you are proud of them

5. seLf-esteem
•Love your child unconditionally
• Show them that you accept them even
when they do something wrong
• Give hugs often as it will help them feel
secure and boost their esteem

6. selF-esteem
•Fill their emotional tank with positivity
• Children are born negative-minded and
need to learn how to be positive
• Teach them to be kind, caring and helpful
to others

7. Self-Esteem
•Empower your child to make good choices
• Explore options and help them understand
consequences
• When bad choices are made, help them
evaluate, learn and grow

8. Self-eSteem
•Set realistic goals
• Talk about their interests
• Draw pictures, write in a journal
• Give small rewards when goals reached
(spending time with them is the best)

9. Self-esTeem
•Talk to your child and spend time with
them
• Value their thoughts even if you don’t
always agree
• Positive communication builds character
and promotes independence

10. Self-estEem
•Energize your child with a healthy lifestyle
• Exercise daily, eat healthy and get
sufficient sleep
• A healthy body will result in a healthy mind

11. Self-esteEm
•Explore areas where your child can excel
• Help discover their interests, abilities and
strengths
• Being actively involved in activities they do
well and enjoy will build esteem

12. Self-esteeM
•Make fair boundaries and set realistic
rules
• Always enforce rules
• Discipline with love when necessary
• Helps build responsibility for own actions
and teaches respect for others

13. S.E.L.F.-E.S.T.E.E.M.
• Set a good example
• Encourage your child
• Love unconditionally
• Fill with positivity
• Empower to make
good choices
• Set realistic goals
• Talk and spend time
• Energize, exercise,
eat healthly
• Explore abilities &
interests
• Make fair boundaries

14. START TODAY!
• It is never too late to start building esteem
• Work on increasing your own esteem
• Help your children build their esteem
• Be a positive influence to others and help
them build esteem

15. Want some quick and easy tips on
positive parenting?
Grandma’s Notes on Parenting
is a easy-to-read guideline for all
parents and child caregivers.
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