Your Child's Self-Esteem

Sometimes it's easy to notice when kids feel good about themselves and when they don't. This idea of feeling good about yourself is called self-esteem.

Kids with self-esteem feel liked, accepted, and confident. They’re proud of what they can do and think good things about themselves. Kids with low self-esteem criticize themselves and doubt they can do things well. They feel they're not as good as other kids and think of the times they fail rather than when they succeed.