Title: 10 ways to nurture your child’s self-concept: | CALM - Child Abuse Listening Mediation
Headings: 10 ways to nurture your child’s self-concept:
10 ways to nurture your child’s self-concept:
Content: Parents and caregivers create a positive emotional bond with an infant through warm and caring interactions. This positive emotional bond with parents and caregivers promotes a child’s healthy self-concept. As the child grows, her ability to interact successfully with her environment nurtures a healthy self-concept. This is critically important in early childhood. The development of a positive self-concept at an early age empowers the child to feel competent, try new things, and strive for success. As parents, we have the opportunity (and responsibility) to nurture a positive self-concept in our children. What can parents do to nurture a positive self-concept? 1. Be mindful of the language you use to describe your children. Do not label them with words such as ‘lazy’, ‘naughty’, ‘aggressive’ or ‘mean’.