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Image via Wikipedia How do you really raise self esteem? This week we take a look at all the talk about young people, narcissism and the self esteem movement. Then we answer the question: how do you raise self esteem?

Show Notes

Quick Summary of major points:

How self esteem grows:

1. Doing well (achieving your goals), on
2. Tasks that you value (are important to you)

How to give effective praise:

1. Be sincere
2. Don’t praise too frequently
3. Be specific - help your child learn what strategies lead to success
4. Be careful about attributing success to “smarts” - that can backfire. Try to focus on the effort that went into success

Links mentioned in this episode:

• You’ll love the movie The Incredibles. Look for the various references to self esteem throughout the movie.
• DVD review of The Incredibles which discusses the references to self esteem.
• Another review of The Incredibles which also points out the references to the controversy over self esteem.
• Here’s the link to the article entitled, “How Not To Talk to your Kids” by Po Bronson which addresses the self esteem issue.
• Here’s the link to Po Bronson’s great book “What Should I Do With My Life?” on Amazon: What Should I Do with My Life?: The True Story of People Who Answered the Ultimate Question

Blog of the Week

Here’s a link to the very interesting blog I mentioned that appeared on the Random Yak also about self esteem.

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