Monday, October 25, 2010
Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! - 16. Disagreement
Talk out your disagreements with your child. If you give her the silent treatment now, she's liable to give it back to you later.[Source: Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! 99 Easy Things to Do]
Friday, October 22, 2010
Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! - 15. Their Photo Album
Pull out a photo album filled with your child's baby pictures. Tell him stories about he/she was a baby. It will be a special trip down memory lane for both of you.
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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! - 14. Their Future
Create a crystal ball collage. Let your child fill it with pictures and stories about what he hopes his future will be.
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Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! - 13. They are not the same
Don't treat all of your children exactly alike. Each one has different needs.
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Monday, October 18, 2010
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Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! - 12. Family Photos
Get duplicates made of your next roll of family photographs. Then use them to play a memory game with your child.To play, turn all of the photos facedown, and take turns trying to guess where the matches are. If your child guess correctly, he/she gets to put those pictures in his/her own pile. If not, turn the pictures over again and keep playing. When all of the photos are gone, the player with the most matches wins.
[Source: Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! 99 Easy Things to Do]
Monday, October 11, 2010
Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! - 11. Thank You
Pay attention to your child's random act of kindness, and be sure to thank him/her for them.
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Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! - 10. "I told you so."
Resist the urge to say "I told you so."
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Sunday, October 10, 2010
Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! - 9. Teach Your Child " Can't " is not forever
Teach your child that "can't" is not forever. With a little hard work, your child will learn a new skill, and turn "I can't" into "I can."
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Friday, October 8, 2010
Raise Your Child's Self-Esteem! - 8. Ask Question
Encourage your child to ask questions. Research the answers together.
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