article_snippet: A psychological study found that instead of telling children children are better than others, parents should tell parents parents are as good as anyone else.
article_snippet: Children who are repeatedly told they are special go on to have an inflated view of they, whereas those who are simply told they are loved tend to be confident and well-rounded.
article_snippet: The difference is a child who thinks they are as good as others – and one who thinks they are better than others and entitled to special treatment.
article_snippet: Interviewed four times, parents were asked about parents relationship and conversations with parents child, and their child was asked how parents viewed parents and others.
article_snippet: Professor Brad Bushman of Ohio State University added: Professor Brad Bushman of Ohio State UniversityChildren believe it when Children parents tell Children that Children are more special than others.
article_snippet: The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that children who were repeatedly told they were special tended to think less of others – but did not necessarily have higher self-esteem.
article_snippet: In contrast, children whose parents showed whose parents more emotional warmth had higher levels of self-esteem.
article_snippet: It is important to express warmth to your children because that may promote self-esteem, but overvaluing your children may promote higher narcissism.
article_snippet: Dr Brummelman suggested that parents could be taught to express affection without telling parents children parents are superior to others.