“ALL ABOUT ME” PROJECT

You are whatever you think you are.

LABELING Write a paragraph on a time that you labeled (“judged”) someone else and then later found out that they were totally a different person from who you thought they were How do you define yourself

I CAN’T  Get a balloon - write down everything that you hate about yourself  Put it to the side  Get paper bag – write down everything you love about yourself  Put balloon in bag and sit on it  Discuss

SELF-CONCEPT CIRCLE The person I think I am. The person others think I am. The person others think I think I am As I See Myself My Actions As Others See Me Other’s Reactions To Me

DEFINITIONS  Self-concept: the mental image or perception that one has of oneself  Self-esteem: pride in oneself and self-respect

DOVE VIDEO CLIPS  How do you compare yourself to others?  What do you think about yourself?

DOVE EVOLUTION 

DOVE BEAUTY SKETCHES 

No one can Make you feel inferior Without your Consent. Eleanor Roosevelt

SELF-ESTEEM AND BULLYING  Lack of self-esteem Can cause someone to either allow others to bully them or cause them to bully other people  Effects of bullying on self-esteem Loss of confidence Self-Criticism Rejection, Isolation

LOW SELF-ESTEEM  Low self-esteem is very closely related to feelings of hopelessness, depression, and suicidal ideation  Low self-esteem affects learning and can lead to such problems as: Bullying Delinquency Unhealthy relationships Eating disorders Violence Drug abuse Suicide

BULLYING PREVENTION  Look under your table!

BULLYING PREVENTION  Education  Create a safe environment with policies and rules  Talk to an adult  Don’t retaliate  Respond evenly and firmly  Act confident  Develop friendships and stick up for each other

SUICIDE PREVENTION 1.ASK 2.LISTEN 3.GET HELP

LOCAL PROGRAMS:  Utah NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness  Utah SPRC: Suicide Prevention Resource Center  Hope 4 Utah – Suicide Prevention

VALIDATION 

Find a good role model Praise & compliments Focus on the positive Keep criticism to a minimum Set & achieve goals Comparing yourself to others Putting yourself down Drug abuse ? HOW IS SELF-CONCEPT BUILD & DESTROYED BUILT DESTROYED

TIPS FOR BUILDING SELF- ESTEEM Associate with people who build. Build others, sincere compliments. Set and achieve goals. Eat correctly, look your best. Observe self-confident people. Ask for help. Improve yourself, learn something new. Do not say negative things about yourself. Think positively.

WHAT CAN YOU DO  Accept yourself: Stop worrying about the things you can’t change. Be more accepting of others and the things they can’t change.  Try not to compare with others. It’s unfair. You may compare their strengths with your weaknesses. Judge yourself in terms of your own growth

WHAT CAN YOU DO  Have Realistic Expectations – We expect to much from ourselves. Perfection is not possible but bettering our self should be a lifetime goal. We grow with models who appear to be perfect at everything. Hero’s are good to look at but they have their problems too.

POSITIVE SELF-CONCEPT I can do anything I really want to do I have definite strengths and abilities I am an okay person I see myself as being as good as my friends There are many ways to solve a problem

NEGATIVE SELF-CONCEPT Why try? I could never do it anyway. I am not nearly as good as my friends. I am a jerk. I knew my plans would not work. I cannot do anything right.

CLASS COMPLIMENTS  End of the first unit  Square grid with everyone’s name on it – time in class  Put seating chart up on board  Turn in, cut up, give back to students  Give to them out the door