Terri Apter

The Confident Child

A necessary parenting guide for instilling self-esteem in children.

This perceptive and practical book shows parents how to help their children acquire self-esteem building skills, and offers a plan for raising confident children. Focusing on children from age five to fifteenthe crucial decadethis book, through a technique called "emotional coaching," shows parents how to raise a child to solve problems, to be socially active and understand others, to express feelings appropriately, and to manage emotionscrucial skills in developing confidence.

Filled with information that can be put right to use:

• a valuable checklist of possible signs of low self-esteem;
• guidelines towards easing a child's anxiety, anger, and depression;
• a realistic discipline approach that allows parents to foster positive self-images in children;
• ideas for helping a child participate effectively in school;
• suggestions for minimizing sibling rivalry that may lead to low self-esteem;
• techniques for helping children foster friendships and resolve disputes with others;
• a checklist for spotting special dangers to self-esteem in adolescence;
• methods for instilling values in children.