Building a child's self esteem: It's easier to build a child then mend a adult!
ACCEPT CHILDREN'S FEELINGS
ACCEPT CHILDREN'S INDIVIDUALITY
SPEND TIME TOGETHER
SHOW HOW YOU CARE (HUG & TOUCH)
SUPPORT THEIR INTERESTS
RESPECT CHILD'S PRIVACY
RECOGNIZE CHILD'S INDEPENDENCE
LISTEN TO THEIR IDEAS & THOUGHTS
BE CONSIDERATE (SAY PLEASE & THANK YOU)
LET THEM EXPRESS THEMSELVES
DON'T NAME CALL
TELL THEM YOUR SORRY
SHOW THEM IT'S OK TO MAKE A MISTAKE
DON'T FINISH STATEMENTS FOR THEM
PRAISE THEM
KEEP YOUR PROMISES TO THEM
ENCOURAGE THEM
TEACH THEM HOW TO DEAL WITH RESPONSIBILITY
HAVE REASONABLE EXPECTATIONS
CATCH THEM BEING GOOD
ENCOURAGE CHILD TO TALK
INVOLVE CHILD IN MAKING FAMILY RULES
AVOID CRITICISM
AVOID NAGGING
PLAY WITH YOUR KIDS
PROVIDE CHOICES
TELL THEM THEY'RE SPECIAL
DON'T COMPARE THEM WITH THEIR SIBLINGS
READ TO THEM
TAKE AN INTEREST IN THEIR SCHOOLWORK
GO TO EVENTS THAT YOUR CHILD IS IN
INVOLVE THEM IN YOUR PROJECTS
PROVIDE DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES FOR THEM
INCREASE CHILD'S BOUNDARIES
INCREASE CHILD'S RESPONSIBILITIES
FOCUS ON THE POSITIVE (YOU'RE GOOD AT)
CRITICIZE THE BEHAVIOR NIT THE CHILD
DON'T USE VERBAL ABUSE
BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR CHILD
USE SPECIAL DISHES FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS
MAKE A KID'S DAY
SEND YOUR CHILD A CARD
TAKE AN INTEREST IN THEIR FRIENDS
MAKE A LIFE BOOK WITH YOUR CHILD
TEACH YOUR CHILD ABOUT FAMILY TRADITIONS
TEACH CHILD ABOUT THEIR CULTURE
DON'T THROW CHILD'S WORK AWAY IN FRONT OF THEM
RECOGNIZE CHILD'S EFFORT, NOT JUST THE RESULTS
MODEL THE RULES YOURSELF
TELL THEM YOU LOVE THEM
TELL THEM YOUR PROUD OF THEM!
TELL THEM, AGAIN and AGAIN and AGAIN!
A hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, the sort of house I lived in, or the kind of clothes I wore. But the world may be much different, because I was important in the life of a child.
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