Parents, make a note: our results show that most kids develop a sense of self-esteem – feeling good or bad about oneself – as early as age five, before they even enter kindergarten.

As babies become toddlers and young children, they’re able to do some things all by themselves. They feel good about themselves when they can use their new skills. Their self-esteem grows when parents pay attention, let a child try, give smiles, and show they’re proud. As kids grow, self-esteem can grow too.

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Self-esteem is how a person feels about themselves. There are many pressures that can affect your child’s self-esteem, for example: social media, bullying, exams, family problems and abuse.

Self-esteem is influenced by evolution, childhood, rejection, social group stability, and, most importantly, beliefs.

Self-esteem comes from within ourselves. Each of us holds the power to increase our self-esteem. Positive self-esteem is attainable. When achieved, it will allow you to feel good about yourself and have a high quality of life filled with successful relationships.

There are a number of ways in which you can improve your self-esteem.

1. Identify and Challenge Your Negative Beliefs.
2. Identify the Positive About Yourself.
3. Build Positive Relationships—and Avoid Negative Ones.
4. Give Yourself a Break.
5. Become More Assertive and Learn to Say No.
6. Improve Your Physical Health.
7. Take On Challenges.

The Five Things That Will Kill Your Self-Esteem

• Not Acknowledging That You Have Power Over Your Self-Esteem.
• Trying to Be Perfect.
• Drowning Yourself With Negative Thoughts.
• Letting Others Treat Us Badly.
• Being Awful to Those Around Us.

Your self esteem can be influenced by your beliefs on the type of person you are, what you can do, your strengths, your weaknesses and your expectations of your future. There may be particular people in your life whose messages about you can also contribute to your self esteem.

Healthy Self-Esteem Self-esteem affects virtually every facet of your life. When you value yourself and have good self-esteem, you feel secure and worthwhile and have generally positive relationships with others. You feel confident about your abilities and tend to do well at school or work.

Various factors believed to influence our self-esteem include:

• Genetics.
• Personality.
• Life experiences.
• Age.
• Health.
• Thoughts.
• Social circumstances.
• The reactions of others.

Body image and self-esteem directly influence one another. When you have healthy body image, you feel comfortable about your body and know how to care for it. When someone doesn’t like their body, they may not feel good about themselves or take care of themselves.