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Self-esteem is the belief that you are worth while as a person. While preschool children usually have very high levels of self-esteem, this sometimes changes in the school-age years. To have healthy self- esteem, school-age children need to believe in themselves. By continually evaluating themselves, some children lose their confidence. Subtle messages echoed by adults and peers can promote or undermine self-esteem.
As a school-age child care teacher, you can play an important role in promoting children’s self-esteem. A warm, nurturing attitude is important. Avoid making comparisons among children. By avoiding comparisons, you will be helping children develop confidence in their own abilities and children will feel better about themselves.
Accomplishments need to be viewed in relation to a child’s efforts and ability. In almost every classroom, at least one child has learned helplessness. These children think, no matter how hard they try, they cannot be successful. You will spot them immediately. When faced with new experiences or challenges, they give up quickly. Before they make an effort to try, they say “I don’t know how” or “I can’t do that.”
Help children during the school-age years to avoid feelings of helplessness. Encourage them to persist at difficult tasks. Make them believe that with more effort they can overcome failure. Say “I know you can do this if you keep trying.” Likewise, celebrate when these children do succeed, even in small ways. Provide them with additional feedback on why they were successful.
As a school-age child care teacher, you can play an important role in promoting children’s self-esteem. A warm, nurturing attitude is important. Avoid making comparisons among children. By avoiding comparisons, you will be helping children develop confidence in their own abilities and children will feel better about themselves.
Accomplishments need to be viewed in relation to a child’s efforts and ability. In almost every classroom, at least one child has learned helplessness. These children think, no matter how hard they try, they cannot be successful. You will spot them immediately. When faced with new experiences or challenges, they give up quickly. Before they make an effort to try, they say “I don’t know how” or “I can’t do that.”
Help children during the school-age years to avoid feelings of helplessness. Encourage them to persist at difficult tasks. Make them believe that with more effort they can overcome failure. Say “I know you can do this if you keep trying.” Likewise, celebrate when these children do succeed, even in small ways. Provide them with additional feedback on why they were successful.
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