How to help children feel good about themselves

May 2019 Newsletter from the Positive Parenting Project

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Helping children feel good about themselves

May 2019

This month's newsletter is all about supporting children's self-esteem. We have a discussion on the role of parents in helping children to develop a positive body-image, a social media resource list to help parents minimise the negative impacts of social media, and tips for supporting children through exams. Plus, if your child is a negative thinker, try these ideas for teaching optimism and boosting children's self-esteem.
And, if you're a Dad, we'd love you to contribute to our research on modern fatherhood by completing a short survey (I promise, it's really short!).

Self-esteem and social media
If you are worried about the impact of social media on your child's wellbeing, or want sensible advice on how to limit the impact of social media on family life or on how to talk about these concerns with your child, I've put together a few of my favourite resources to get you started. Read more...

Towards a positive body image

If we want to help our children withstand the media onslaught of digitally-perfected images and feel positively about their own bodies, then we need to start firstly with what comes out of our own mouths. We need to catch our words and phrases and unpick the messages they contain.
Read more...

Supporting children through exams
Supporting children through exam periods is all about minimising stress, optimising health and wellbeing and putting good study processes in place. But there is a fine line between support and pressure. Here are a few practical tips to help you stop exams from undermining children's wellbeing. Read more...

Encouraging positive thinking
When it comes to thought processes, one of the most important habits of mind that children can develop is optimism. Children who practise optimistic thinking are more resilient, they are less likely to give up in the face of challenge and they tend to interpret experiences in a way that gives them a sense of control and competence. Read more...

Building children's self-esteem
Boosting children's self-esteem is all about helping them feel accepted, competent and effective. Here's how parents can use descriptive praise, goal-setting and independence strategies to help children develop good self-esteem. Read more...

Over on Facebook, our most popular share this month was this heart-warming piece on Five Ways to Talk with Your Kids so They Feel Loved from UC Berkeley. Why not join us on Facebook for daily doses of inspiration and opinions, updates on recent research and occasional humour!

News from the Positive Parenting Project
Calling all Dads! We are doing a piece of research on how modern fatherhood has changed. We'd love to hear your views on this issue via a brief survey. It only takes a few minutes to complete and we'll report back the findings in the July Newsletter. Thanks for your help!

Anita

Catch up on these previous editions of The Positive Parenting Project newsletter:

The secrets of calm parenting (Apr 2019): tips for managing big emotions (yours and your child's)
Juggling work and parenting (Mar 2019): how to stop doing so much and where to find extra energy
How to create happier family dynamics (Feb 2019): step-parenting tips, storybooks to tackle sibling rivalry and how to manage difficult grandparents
How to reduce the stress of parenting (Jan 2019): how to reduce parenting stress and use positive psychology for happier parenting
Are you doing too much for your kids? (Nov 2018): helping kids learn life lessons and independence by doing a little less
Managing children's misbehaviour (Oct 2018): tips on using logical consequences, behaviour contracts and attention strategies to manage misbehaviour
Parenting tips to fuel your child's learning (Sep 2018): parenting strategies and nutrition tips to boost children's learning
Making the most of family time (June 2018): building a good relationship with your children, family time with a grumpy teenager and surviving long journeys
Creating a mentally healthy family life (May 2018): positive parenting strategies for children's and parents' mental health
Positive discipline strategies (Apr 2018): how to get children to do what they're asked, when they're asked
Supercharge your child's development through play (Feb 2018): the importance of free play and letting children be bored
Helping children cope with change (Jan 2018): supporting children through changes and changing your own parenting habits
How not to shout at your kids (Dec 2017): top tips for staying calm and keeping the volume low
Positive parenting in the digital age (Oct 2017): managing screen time, keeping children safe and the impacts of tech on child development

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