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How to Raise a Confident Child
But I believe that usually your kids’ positive qualities come less from your making them awesome and more from just not intentionally squashing the random things they’re inherently born with that make them awesome.
Jenny Lawson • Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things
Another reason parents have so much power in influencing a child’s self-esteem is that it’s critical to a child to obtain their parents’ validation and love. This is because a child needs a sense of security, and with their parents’ love and validation, they will feel secure. Children try to get their parents’ approval by trying to meet their paren
... See moreDaniel Beaver • Love Yourself: The First Step to a Successful Relationship
In order to help children make the most of their education, parents must begin to relinquish control and focus on three goals: embracing opportunities to fail, finding ways to learn from that failure, and creating positive home-school relationships
Jessica Lahey • The Gift of Failure: How the Best Parents Learn to Let Go So Their Children Can Succeed
When we give children advice or instant solutions, we deprive them of the experience that comes from wrestling with their own problems.