Parents and educators alike are concerned about the child and their self esteem. Part of the Creative Tutors mission and vision is to support the healthy growth of every child and their self esteem. It is hard to pen down the exact events that helps one child develop a solid self esteem and the next child suffers with a low self esteem.

Self esteem is a feeling. It is not a skill that your child can develop, such as becoming a better swimmer or artist with diligent practice. A great self esteem is a necessary aspect of academic and social success; or possibly a consequence that occurs because of academic and social success. Basically, as each child achieves successes along the way their self esteem builds and grows stronger. Day by day, slow and steady...self esteem grows and blooms....and wilts and blooms again.... becoming a part of the core spirit of each child.

Careful and diligently observe the child's self esteem and it will allow the parent and educators to impact its very strength. Seeking opportunity to nurture it is a delight.

As a parent you may want to observe key aspects that will determine if your child has a low self-esteem:

* Does your child consistently make self-derogatory statements? Such as; I'm so stupid!

* Do you feel your child exhibits a pattern of learned helplessness?

* Does you child sit back and not volunteer?

* Have you observed practice perfectionism?

* Is your child overly dependent?

* Does your child demonstrate an excessive need for acceptance?
Is there a great desire to please authority figures?

* Do you find that your child has difficulty making decisions?

* Does your child exhibit low tolerance for frustration?

* Will your child become easily defensive?

* Do you see that your child has little faith in their own judgment?

* Is your child highly vulnerable to peer pressure?

It is up to parents and teachers to build a child's self-esteem. Learn more about how to develop your child's self esteem by visiting http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/feelings/self_esteem.html