5 Ways to Develop Healthy Self-Esteem in Your Child Presented By: Dr. Jan Hittelman BoulderPsychologicalServices.com

In This Webinar You Will Learn: How self-esteem develops from birth How self-esteem develops from birth The 7 key indicators of poor and healthy self-esteem The 7 key indicators of poor and healthy self-esteem How you can recognize if your child has self-esteem issues How you can recognize if your child has self-esteem issues Why your own self-esteem impacts your child’s sense of self Why your own self-esteem impacts your child’s sense of self 5 ways to foster healthy self-esteem in your child 5 ways to foster healthy self-esteem in your child

How self-esteem develops from birth Development of self-esteem begins early in life Critical importance of effort and success experiences

The 7 key indicators of healthy/poor self-esteem Willingness to try new things/ Gives up easily Takes pride in accomplishments/Overly self-critical or easily disappointed Assumes responsibility/Projects blame on others Has good frustration tolerance/Quickly gets anxious or frustrated in response to challenges Capacity to resist peer pressure/Easily influenced by others Demonstrates effective problem-solving skills/Unable to resolve problems independently Feels loved/Feels unloved or unwanted

Why your own self-esteem impacts your child’s sense of self The challenge of being the role model The challenge of being the role model Children observe and learn from everything we do Children observe and learn from everything we do Parenting makes us want to be better people Parenting makes us want to be better people How are your coping and problem solving skills? How are your coping and problem solving skills?

5 ways to foster healthy self- esteem in your child 1.Provide accurate, realistic feedback that focuses on the behavior not the child 2.Create opportunities for success 3.Teach and model effective problem solving skills 4.Teach and model healthy self-statements 5.Create a loving environment

Limits of parental impact on self-esteem Underlying mental health issues Significant learning challenges Challenges of nonconformity Psychological distress

Practice these techniques, while going easy on yourself. Parenting is a challenging job!

Our Next Webinar! Why Your Child Has Difficulty Learning Wednesday, March 12, 2014 Noon - 1:00 pm Presenter: Dr. Jan Hittelman