Fun Family Projects Taken From the Book Boost Your Self-Esteem and Blossom
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Linda E. Meckler on Smashwords
Fun Family Projects taken from the book Boost Your Self-Esteem and Blossom
Copyright © 2006 – 2012 by Linda E. Meckler
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Fun Family Projects
The family that prays together stays together.
The Family that eats together stays together.
The family that talks together stays together.
The family that plays together stays together.
The family members who treat each family member like they would themselves like to be treated stays together.
Linda Meckler was married for over twenty five years; I am a mother and now a grandmother. I have been reflecting over my past and I have found several reasons why self-esteem is so important to me. I remember being sent out into the cruel world to attend school and having to learn to stand on my own two feet. Even though I felt love from my parents in my home, I never felt they gave me the extra push every child needs to achieve their full potential.
I have battled boosting my self-esteem my entire life and I will share with you how I finally accomplished boosting my self-esteem and believing in myself.
For people who are now raising their children as a single parent your self-esteem will take root when you are in control of your life.
Today children are in so many special after school activities all they hear is achieve, achieve and achieve. Setting goals too high for our children is certainly a great way to crush their self-esteem.
We must have a balance; if the child does not live up to their parent’s great expectations of whatever their achievement should be, their self-esteem could be crushed before it ever develops.
The child needs to take on this achievement because he/she wants to or loves to do this special project. The child should not have to feel he/she has to be the absolute best in order to fulfill his parent’s idea of a perfect child.
Many times children develop and take a special interest into a subject that their parents are unfamiliar with and do not understand. The child can be bullied by their parents to stop this nonsense and find something else that they approve of.
As I lived my life and different doors opened for me, I had to make choices. I know if my self-esteem would have blossomed in childhood I would have made wiser, choices. I would have believed in myself more and would have drawn on my past to help me achieve my future.
Self-Esteem Takes Roots in Childhood
Do you feel that self-esteem takes root in early childhood? Do you feel that throughout your life’s journey that roots can be smashed into a thousand pieces? Do you believe that simple pleasures in life, including meeting new people, can cause sweaty palms and foreheads, while our hearts beat in our throats? But once smashed it can soar again and blossom.
I feel that self-esteem takes root when you are a child. When you are a child and you do not feel loved or special in your own home your root can be crushed before it ever starts the natural growing process.
When a child tries to achieve some special activity he/she should be encouraged to try even when it means it might be leaving his/her soft cushion behind and trying something new.
For A Small Child A Huge Accomplishment Is:
Learning to tie shoes.
Dressing.
Using a fork and cutting food.
Potty Training. If you are happy your child is happy.
Picking up toys.
Picking up dirty clothes and putting them away in appropriate containers.
Playing nicely with siblings and friends.
Sharing toys.
Children Are Afraid To Fail:
Sometimes a child will not want to try something new because he/she are afraid of failure. This is when you need to say, "That is okay, you tried. That is all that counts there will always be a next time." Add a hug and a pat on the back. These words and jesters go a long way in helping your child’s root blossom.
Another place for a child to cultivate self-esteem is in elementary school. Apart from the curriculum of reading, writing and math there should be a subject titled “Make A Child Feel Special.” The child’s root will blossom. Children should be able to puff out their chests and say, "I did that!"
Whether it is a drawing or writing a short paragraph, a few words spoken to that child to encourage him/her to feel special will make their root blossom over and over again.
When a child grows up and becomes a teenage and his root is smashed in childhood, this is the time when the child could really damage himself emotionally and physically. Watch out for outrageous behavior, drugs, alcohol, gangs and maybe suicide.
As a teenager if his self-esteem had been cultivated and soared in childhood, they will be on their way to become positive adult role models.
As a young adult, you need to start making choices about your education, career and your spouse. Your root plays an important role. Has it been cultivated, grown and blossomed or was it smashed in the past?