Self-esteem plays a central role in a child's motivation and achievements in school, social relationships and their ability to bounce back from setbacks. A child's self-esteem is shaped by their own ...

We hear it banded about a lot, but what is self-esteem and how can we encourage it in our children, particularly as they approach the difficult teenage years? Bernice Barrington reports WE all went ...

At one time or another, most parents ask themselves: "What can I do to help my child feel better about himself...to feel more confident...to view life positively?" Positive self-esteem is a key to ...

I’m nobody! Who are you? Are you nobody too? Then there’s a pair of us — don’t tell! They’d banish us, you know. So begins an eight-line poem by Emily Dickinson. Written in 1861 and published ...

The words we use at home do not disappear into the air—they stay. They settle into our children’s emotional memory and often become the inner voice they carry into adulthood. Between busy schedules, ...

Confidence is one of those things in life that seems easy to master until you’re expected to master it. We’ve all been there—one day you’re nailing it at work, and the next you are doubting every ...

Self-esteem is defined as our subjective evaluation of our worth as a person. Needless to say, it is influenced by how we think others perceive us, too. Indeed, in a recent poll of my readers, 20% ...