Sunday 24 August 2008

Parents and selfesteem

It can't be easy to be a parent nowadays. As we over-analyse everything trying to find the reason behind our (strange) behavoirs the parents are severely judged and passes under the loop.

That said, there are apperently three things in our childhood that strongly effects our self-esteem. Good self-esteem is positively correlated to the below three factors:

- The parents set high standards by expecting politeness, help in the household and didn't let the children "do what you want".
- The Parents showed respect for their child by using democratic decision-making where the child taked part and is listened to.
- The parents showed love for their child not necessarily overtly but in terms of caring about "how things are going".

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