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noted. “I tell them they can always start right now and tell their parents that they love them.”
5. Strengths: “To develop a strong self-concept and high self-esteem, a person needs to have a success image,” Dr. Nelson insists. “Concentrate on the things your child does well and find the special strengths others do not have. Remember, everyone is capable of doing some things very well.”
She recommends showing appreciation for children’s accomplishments and keeping a record of their special successes. When defeats come, parents can point to past successes and help children set realistic goals based on past actions that produced desired results.
6. Acceptance: “Your children are important persons,” Dr. Nelson said. “Let them know this by showing them the respect of listening to what they have to say, demonstrating understanding of their thoughts and feelings and indicating your children’s right to these.”
At Christmas, parents give themselves most of all. By serving as an example and by being happy adults themselves, they can help children develop their own happiness.
Dr. Nelson suggests that parents can also give these gifts to themselves if they need to make up for a lack in their own childhood. It is never too late.
“Giving your child a loving parent who is responsible and autonomous with integrity and high selfesteem is the very best gift;'
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