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How Do I Know If I Have a Self Esteem Problem?
2008-07-27 07:09:00
WE CAN STOP THE FAMILY LEGACY OF LOW SELF ESTEEM Low self esteem is a tragic legacy to pass on to our children,and one that is entirely within our ability to stop, beginning today. And I have come across somethng...
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Childrens Love Languages
2008-07-24 07:00:00
Every once in awhile a book comes along that has leaves a legible imprint on your memory even years later. One of those books for me was, The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman (no not the Gary Chapman once...
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WHEN IS SELF ESTEEM BUILDING NOT SELF ESTEEM BUILDING?
2008-07-22 06:14:00
Good question! I've been cogitating on when my self esteem building efforts are not genuinely building self esteem. Although it may seem counter intuitive, continually telling my child (or my husband for that matter) how wonderful he is can start...
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Healthy Responses When Life Challenges Our Ability to Achieve Our Goals
2008-08-13 06:41:00
GOALS AND SELF ESTEEM I came across one of those quotes that had a similar attention-getting effect on my psyche as being spoken directly to in my native language while traveling in a foreign land -- and that is a soul warming experience. The quote was, "I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that...
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What is a High Self Esteem Baby Shower?
2008-08-11 20:29:45
Ah yes, 'tis the season. The baby shower season. I'm in full bloom, pink-cheeked pregnancy and dew drop fresh from my sprinklings of baby showers. This particular year, though, has been more like baby downpour since, in addition to my own pregnancy, many of my expecting friends and family are being showered too. All this activity has given me a...
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The Power of the Internet to Improve Our Self Esteem
2008-08-08 07:34:00
THE POWER OF THE INTERNET Our site, Childrens Self Esteem, gets numerous visitors every day from all over the planet. In fact it, in terms of the amount of traffic it gets, it is in the top 3% of the most highly visited websites in the entire world wide web of 1.2 million websites (that statistic is as of June...
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Can You Recognize the Clues of High or Low Self Esteem?
2008-08-28 08:50:00
Recognizing Self Esteem Clues It's important to be on the watch, because self-esteem is never constant. It fluctuates, sometimes daily, as a child grows and is constantly effected by the child's new experiences and perceptions. As parents we need to be aware of these simple signs of both healthy and unhealthy self-esteem development so we can either intervene and redirect...
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NBC Treating Children as Commodities?
2008-08-25 20:39:00
THE BABY BORROWERS NBC aired the final seaon's episode of its Baby Borrowers reality show on July 30th and then capped its season with a nationally televised “Town Hall” meeting about the show. Thanks to the multitude of passionate early childhood professionals, parents and others interested in the well-being of babies, it appears that NBC got the message. The message...
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The Miracle of Childbirth
2008-08-19 14:05:00
I gave birth yesterday. And still I am feeling awash in feelings of awe, love and gratitude. In fact, I feel like I am in something I can only describe as a state of grace. It came when a quiet peace suddenly descended upon me as I touched my newborn's face, only minutes old, and my mind filled with the...
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CYBERBULLYING IS A CRIME
2008-09-18 08:36:00
WHAT IS CYBERBULLYING? In the news recently you may have heard about the case of a Missouri woman, Lori Drew, charged with (allegedly) using a false MySpace personnae to pretend she was a teenage boy, intentionally sending cruel, self esteem destroying messages to a 13-year-old girl who was in fact her real-neighbor. Drew's messages included one saying the world would...


Self Esteem Contest Winning Entries
2008-09-17 06:12:00
OUR SELF ESTEEM CONTEST WINNER!Congratulations to Susan Chambers, Arizona USA! Who Done It? Self Esteem Mystery Notes We have developed a fun, self esteem boosting family get together we call "Something About You" or "Mystery Notes", which we do fairly regularly as a family, particularly whenever some family member seems to need a little extra self esteem boost in their...
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Self Esteem Affirmations
2008-09-14 09:46:00
Affirmations I am so glad you were bornYou have every right to be hereI'm so glad you're a girl/boyYour needs are OkI like to hold youYou don't have to hurryIt's Ok to do things on your ownIt's OK for you to get support at the same timeYou don't have to do tricks to get approvalI'm glad you're growing upI'm not...
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The Ages and Stages of Self Esteem Growth
2008-10-05 06:16:00
Ages and stages Last week I referred to the ages and stages that children go through on their self esteem journey. Now that the new baby has unquestionably usurped my toddler's place in the family as "the baby" I was curious how it was effecting his development, and naturally the devlopment of his self esteem, so I set out on...
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Self Esteem Building Made Easy -- Kids Books!
2008-09-29 06:43:00
Do you sometimes wish you could slip your child a dose of healthy self-esteem that would last a lifetime? A great idea, but impossible to do! The development of self-esteem is a lifelong task. From our first breath to the last, we are all developing, refining, and changing our sense of self-worth and identity. Self-esteem involves developing a sense of...
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What's All That Crying About?
2008-09-22 09:06:49
Those of you who recall I just had a baby 4 weeks ago, will smile knowingly at this post. After many beleaguered days and nights, I trust you will understand that for the next little while I'll be dropping my posts back to once a week. Look for it on Monday AM, or even better -- nab an RSS feed...


Kid's Chore List
2008-10-29 05:57:00
Age Appropriate Household Job Chart*The Kids Job Chart is a FREE print out resource designed to facilitate team work and capabilies for maintaining a household. 3-4 YEAR OLDS CAN: 10-12 YEAR OLDS CAN ALSO: Pick up Toys Clean mirrors Fold Dishtowels and Washcloths Clean kitchen counters & sink Match Socks Fold and put away laundry Put small items in the...
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The Parents' Bill of Rights
2008-10-23 06:53:00
The Parents ' Bill of Rights : Helping Moms and Dads Fight Commercialism By Jonathan Rowe and Gary RuskinMothering Magazine Paul Kurnit is the president of KidShop, an advertising firm that specializes in marketing to children, and he has plans for our kids. “Kid business has become big business,” Kurnit says. To make it even bigger, he preaches what he calls “surround...


Helping Teens Realize their Potential - for FREE
2008-10-12 06:40:00
FULFILLING TEEN POTENTIAL Ever wished you could turn on the light for teenagers to help them realize their potential and live their best lives? Ever thought that the future of our world lays in the hands of today's teens? Inspire Tomorrow's AchieversThe Success Foundation (www.successfoundation.org) is founded on the belief that if we really want to make a difference in...
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High Self Worth or High Self Importance Kids?
2008-11-18 01:31:00
One of the best, wait, let me pick a more accurate word -- liberating! -- self esteem books to come along in awhile is "The Self Esteem Trap - Raising Confident and Capable Kids in an Age of Self Importance" by Polly Young-Eisendrath. Her introduction begins by saying she wrote the book because she was at the end of her...
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From Super Mom to America's Most Hated Mom
2008-11-14 01:18:00
A STORY FOR ANY PARENT WHO'S EVER FELT OVER EXTENDED For any mom or dad who's ever felt over extended or overwhelmed juggling child raising with job responsibilities, this story is for you. It's your wake-up call to slow down. It comes to us from one who has paid the heaviest price imaginable and is telling this story so it...
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The Mozart Effect and Children's Brain Development
2008-11-07 22:13:00
At the moment of birth babies have already accumulated a host of rhythmical intrauterine sound experiences from such omnipresent rhythms as breathing movements and heart beats. In recent decades, an enormous amount of research has been conducted on the specific ways in which rhythm can improve our lives. The results of the research using Mozart 's rhythms have been especially spectacular...
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