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Self-respect and esteem - The Art Of Creating Self-EsteemBY: Ms Royce | Category: Relationships | Post Date: 2008-06-27
Most peoples feelings and thoughts about themselves fluctuate somewhat based on their daily experiences. The grade you get on an exam, how your friends treat your or the "ups and downs" in a romantic relationship all can have a temporary impact on your well-being. However, your self-esteem is something more fundamental that the normal "ups and downs" associated with situational changes. For people with good basic self-esteem, normal "ups and downs" may lead to temporary fluctuations in how they feel about themselves, but only to a limited extent. In contrast, for people with poor basic self-esteem, these "ups and downs" may make all the difference in the world. Family relationships during childhood are believed to play a crucial role in the development of self-esteem. Parents may foster self-esteem by expressing affection and support for the child as well as by helping the child set realistic goals for achievement instead of imposing unreachably high standards. Low self-esteem leads to the development of a personality that excessively craves approval, affection and exhibits an extreme desire for personal achievement. If during child-hood a parent gives praises to the child when deserved, listens to the child, speaks respectfully to the child, gives the child attention and hugs, support the child's success in sports and school and approves of the child's trustworthy friends, these childhood experiences will lead to a healthy self esteem. Some child-hood experiences which can cause low self esteem are when the parent harshly criticizes the child, yells or beats the child, ignores, ridicules or teases the child, and expects the child to be perfect at all times. These experiences can and will lead to low self-esteem. A child that develops low self-esteem can lead to a teenager with low self-esteem. Having a teenager with low-self esteem does not mean that you're not a good parent or that you did the wrong things when they were very little. Every parent makes mistakes and every child misinterprets information. Low self-esteem can come from various sources, including some that are outside of the home. When a teenager struggles with issues such as poor grades, social awkwardness, the loss of friends during transition, or adjustment to change, they can often question themselves and their self worth. Being teenagers they tend to be more observant of the comments that people are making and they use these comments to determine their worth in the world. Of course they are naturally looking for specific things to be said and instead of asking the question they hope to have these answers provided for them. Without direct communication teenagers often misinterpret the communication around them. Its not often that we ask our teenagers the level of their self-esteem. Its typically not a topic of conversation at the dinner table. But if your teenager constantly refers to themselves as being stupid, ugly, fat or incompetents, these are clearly signs and red flags that are screaming out "My self-esteem is low." These behaviors should not be ignored. A poor self-esteem can lead to poor performance which can cycle to negative feelings about themselves. Over time those negative feelings can lead to depression. Some teenagers are quite willing to talk about how they really feel. They have simply been waiting for someone to ask. Article Source: http://www.saching.com About Author / Additional Info: My Name is Ms. Royce. I have struggled with self-esteem since I was a young child. I was raised by my father, and I know he did the best he could. I am focused on building my online classifieds website. For a mere $5.95 you can place your ad and upload a photo as well. Although we are no free, we are spam free which means your advert gets noticed. Come to Royce Classified Ads Site at: http://www.royceclassifiedads.com Additional Articles: * What's in a Name? * THE KINGDOM OF THE TRUE 'I': THE ONE WITHOUT PERTURBATION * Most useful online websites * Why do Indian students fly abroad for higher studies? * Within Astrology And Divination Does this article violate or infringe on your copyright ? It is a violation of our terms for authors to submit content which they did not write and claim it as their own. If this article infringes on your copyrights, then use our Contact us form with the detailed proof of infringement along with the offending article's title, URL and writer name. If you do not hear back from us then contact us again in another 10 days. Thank you. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far) * Additional comments are now closed for this article *
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