3 Ways To Teach Children To Respect Themselves

JAKARTA - Studies show that, big or small, a celebration is still important because it offers an opportunity to reflect and show gratitude. This celebration habit turns out to be able to help instill good policies and values into children.

While a child's environment can trigger motivation to earn praise, not all children will receive that recognition or be in a supportive environment to honor them.

Therefore, it is important for all children to have positive affirmations and pride in themselves to increase their self-esteem and increase self-efficacy i.e., their capacity to create change outside of themselves.

Celebrating and respecting themselves puts children in an ideal position to feel good about themselves, conceptualize ideas, and feel able to lead and take initiative. Then, what is the right way to teach children to respect themselves? Launching Mind, Body, Green, Friday, February 11, here are the answers.

Help children develop the habit of talking to themselves and making positive affirmations.

The first way to start positive self-talk is to help your child develop and choose affirmation and motivational mantras that he can use throughout the day. This could be a simple personal statement, such as "I am strong." At the end of the day, ask him to share something about himself that he is proud of.

Routine these little celebratory moments until he starts coming to you, saying "Want to hear what I did today? I'm so proud of myself because..." The more he can see himself as the subject of the story, the more confident your child will be. . This is not a matter of pride. The focus should be on identifying and recognizing one's own strengths and abilities to overcome real or imagined obstacles.

Second, create and surround your child with positive mental images or visualizations of success. The phrases and words that parents choose must be able to encourage children to success. Because words can create visual images and traces in the mind. For that, create and surround children with positive mental images or visualizations of success.

Spend a few minutes with your little one visualizing what they want to do right now. Focus on the child's feelings. Let his mind linger on these images of the future until the emotions become real to him. Remember, focus on the goal and invite the child to create the life he envisions through goal identification.

Finally, ask the child what he wants to do on his birthday. Plan a party with your little one, arrange drinks, create a guest list, choose a theme, everything. Make the process as collaborative as possible. Start this practice from the age of 5, and over time, share your budget with him so he knows the parameters. Build on the tradition of annual celebrations to create this special day together so that, no matter what, she feels special on her birthday.