Risk Taking Through Wire Work

From Psychology Today we read:

"Self Esteem is the most misunderstood and misused developmental factor of the past thirty years. Child-rearing experts in the early 1970s decided that all of the efforts of our society should be devoted to helping children build self-esteem...... Unfortunately, these same experts told parents that the best way to develop self-esteem was to ensure that children always felt good about themselves. Parents were told to love and praise and reinforce and reward and encourage their children no matter what they did.

Recommendations for Building Self-esteem:

• Love them regardless of how they perform.
• Give them opportunities to demonstrate their competence.
• Focus on areas over which they have control (e.g., their efforts rather than results).
• Encourage your children to take appropriate risks.
• Allow your children to experience failure and then help them learn its essential lessons."

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