Developing Positive Self-Esteem

Developing positive self-esteem is a pivotal point of each person's emotional development. The following tips--for both parents and children--provide a guide to achieving emotional maturity.

  1. Learn how to accept responsibility for our actions.
  2. Understand the natural consequences, both negative or positive, of our actions.
  3. Accept that we can only change ourselves.
  4. Choose to be positive rather than negative.
  5. Have and honor personal and family values, virtues, and principles.
  6. Give service and help others.
  7. Learn and practice good communication skills.
  8. Know how to make person decisions and how to solve personal problems by calling upon inner person resources.
  9. Learn and utilize thinking skills.
  10. Be grateful for life’s opportunities and gifts.
  11. Learn to be happy everyday for or about at least one thing.

 

Basic Needs

» What are Basic Needs?

» Parent-Talk: Communicate with Your Child

» Developing Self-Esteem

Character & Values

» Universal Virtues

» Being a Good Citizen

Learning Skills

» Reading: Turn It On!

» Getting Out & About

» Homework Survival Kit

» Student Education Plan