Activities Self Esteem Children
November 10th, 2008 at 06:01pm Under General
Activities in Building Self-Esteem in Children
As parents, one of the main things we need to do is boost up and build our children’s self-esteem level. We need to teach our children to have a strong sense of self worth, both in themselves and in their talents. This can be difficult to do because as parents we need to give them ’space’ to find out certain things on their own and yet be there to guide them along the way too.
Being too lax and giving them too much freedom can lead to rebellion while being too strict can destroy a child’s independent spirit and foster too much dependence.
Although self-esteem can be developed at anytime in a person’s life, it is good to start early and train your child to trust in what they can do and to embrace their individual talents. There are several things that parents can do to help develop a healthy self-esteem in their children.
1. Teach self-affirming statements
Have them stand in front of a mirror and say what a great person they are, or you can begin for them as they look at themselves in the mirror, until they get comfortable doing it by themselves. Even if it seems childish, the practice is quite effective in boosting our self-esteem. You don’t have to continue with it, if is seems to be something they are not feel comfortable with. Or you, can create your own as long as you stick to the basic, which is the saying words that are used in building self-esteem.
Come up with a song that your child can easily remember, perhaps one to a favorite tune or mantra like, ’Happy Birthday’, but just change the words. When they get up in the morning, you can sing the mantra to your child and have them sing one to you. This should be a special time and a fun way of telling each other how special they are and how much you love them.
You can be creative, by showing your love and acceptance you can never go wrong. Feel free to come up with even more songs, or poems; as long as they encourage your child in what makes them so special.
2. The Positive Trait Game
The Positive Trait Game, is a great game to play with your child that will boost their self-image, and will also help to increase his or her vocabulary skills. This is a fun way for you and your child to tell each other the things you like about each other, or the positive traits you see in them. What makes this game fun, is that the positive trait must begin with a certain letter of the alphabet.
This is a fantastic way to get your child to focus on their positive attributes and talents, and then speak out on what they think make him or her unique and special. The more often you play this game together, the better chances they will always remember it and the good qualities they have, that they can be grateful for.
3. Do activities that they love
It is good to introduce new activities to them so they can find out which ones they enjoy and feel they are good at. One great way to do this, is through summer programs, where they have all kinds of things for kids to do. For Example, maybe they find out they are great in art, drawing, painting but they don’t really enjoy music all that much. It’s ok if they don’t like something at first, you may just need to encourage them to try it for a few more weeks to make sure.
Either way, if they really don’t want to continue, at least they were able to try something new and learn a little about it. By allowing them to explore different things, they will find out what they love to do and what they are really good at; this is a wonderful way to boost their self-confidence early in life. Childhood is a wonderful time in life and by allowing your child to enjoy activates, they will become even more adventurous and open to learning new things.
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