{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Explore Our Extensive Counselling Article Library","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.aipc.net.au\/articles","author_name":"AIPC","author_url":"https:\/\/www.aipc.net.au\/articles\/author\/admin\/","title":"Fostering the Development of Children's Self-Esteem","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"d6YbR7Simn\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aipc.net.au\/articles\/fostering-the-development-of-self-esteem\/\">Fostering the Development of Children&#8217;s Self-Esteem<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aipc.net.au\/articles\/fostering-the-development-of-self-esteem\/embed\/#?secret=d6YbR7Simn\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Fostering the Development of Children&#8217;s Self-Esteem&#8221; &#8212; Explore Our Extensive Counselling Article Library\" data-secret=\"d6YbR7Simn\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.aipc.net.au\/articles\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"Self esteem is&#8230; a person&rsquo;s overall assessment of her or his personal adequacy or worth. (Weiten, 1998) feelings of self-worth stemming from the individual&rsquo;s positive or negative beliefs about being valuable and capable. www.dphilpotlaw.com\/html\/glossary.html feeling good about yourself. It means liking yourself and being content with, and even proud of, who you are.(Hartley-Brewer, 2004) a feeling of pride in yourself. Self-esteem is a popular term that tends to be used interchangeably with expressions such as self-confidence, self-assurance and self-respect. In this section, we consider self-esteem to be a blanket term for describing an inner belief that you are of value. Self-esteem is nurtured through the ongoing commitment of parents to actively and accurately reflect children&rsquo;s qualities and talents back to them. It means allowing the child appropriate levels of autonomy and self-determination to gradually form a view of themselves as capable, competent and important. A child&rsquo;s self-esteem is enhanced when parents: are quick to notice and praise good behaviour are verbally and physically loving give time and support and accept mistakes encourage talents and skills provide reliable\/consistent relationships provide a consistent environment offer choice and scope for self-determination listen and treat the child fairly assume the chid is competent Using praise &ndash; &ldquo;coaching&rdquo; vs. &ldquo;cheerleading&rdquo; Most parents are intuitively aware that praising a child can have a positive impact on that child&rsquo;s behaviour and self-perception. Nonetheless, there are a number of ways in which parents can modify their praise to make it more effective. Some authors have referred to the use of effective praise as &ldquo;coaching&rdquo; as opposed to the use of broader, less specific praise, which has been referred to as &ldquo;cheerleading&rdquo;. Example: Cheerleading Enthusiastically and broadly praises all positive behaviour: (eg. &ldquo;Good boy!&rdquo;) Coaching Provides specific feedback on what behaviour is being praised (eg. &ldquo;Well done, Connor. Look how neatly you&rsquo;ve coloured the dinosaur.&rdquo;) Note: Both styles of praise (cheerleading and coaching) will have a positive impact on a child&rsquo;s sense of mastery and achievement. The coaching style, however, provides the child with additional information aimed at fostering self-reflection, self-appraisal and problem solving."}