Excerpt from the Introduction from 101 Ways to Make Your Child Feel Special by Vicki Lansky: “Self-esteem is not a safe-deposit box, filled at one point in our life, locked, and there forever. Rather it is like a bucket of water with a hole in it (and some of us have larger holes in our bucket than others) that must continuously be refilled to stay at a healthy level when it’s been leaking for a while Success in life’s experiences lets us refill our own buckets with feeling of self-worth. But they are also refille by the loving and caring words and actions of those around us. It’s up to us … to help our children know the they are special so that thier feelings of self-worth will help give them the confidence necessary to meet the challenges that lie ahead of them.”
*List your child’s special qualities on a long piece of paper and hang it-maybe even frame it- in his or her room.
* Send your child off to school or daycare with the words: It’s going to be a GREAT day!
*What can your child give a name to in your family? A pet, the family car or a special tree in the yard?
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