Title: Ten Ways Parents Destroy Their Children's Self-Esteem - WeHaveKids
Headings: Ten Ways Parents Destroy Their Children's Self-Esteem
Ten Ways Parents Destroy Their Children's Self-Esteem
How to Destroy a Child's Precious Sense of Being
How Parents Hurt Their Child's Self-Esteem
1. Comparing Children to Siblings or Other Children
2. Criticizing a Child's Innate Abilities, Temperament, or Characteristics
3. Requiring Conformity
4. Continuously Harping About Mistakes
5. Teaching That a Child's Dreams, Aspirations, and Goals Are Impossible to Reach
6. Living Their Kid's Lives and Planning Their Careers
7. Evaluating a Child's Intellectual Capacity Based on Their GPA
8. Zeroing in on So-Called Negative Characteristics
9. Never Praising
10. Demanding Blind Obedience
Ways to Improve a Child's Self-Esteem
My Parents Destroyed My Self-Esteem, What Do I Do?
Final Word
Questions & Answers
© 2011 Grace Marguerite Williams
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Content: Those who criticize their diametrically different children's innate abilities and characteristics are often invalidating their children's innermost psychological core. These children often feel insignificant and totally unappreciated. Parents should strive to take their own egos out of the equation and instead focus on what the child needs. Just because a child does not have the same characteristics as their parents does not mean they are a failure that needs correcting. A good strategy is to encourage children to develop their own personality and voice. pinterest-pin-it
Some apply corrective or disciplinary methods that can verge on emotional or verbal abuse which damage their children's self-esteem. Verne Ho, CC0, via Unsplash
3. Requiring Conformity
Many parents staunchly believe in blind and mindless conformity. They are of the belief that there is safety in following the prevailing and/or majority opinion. They contend that following the consensus offers a sense of belonging and security.