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Help your child cultivate real, lasting confidence! In Kid Confidence, a licensed clinical psychologist and parenting expert offers practical, evidence-based parenting strategies to help kids foster satisfying relationships, develop competence, and make choices that fit who they are and want to become.
As parents, it’s heartbreaking to hear children say negative things about themselves. But as children grow older and begin thinking about the world in more complex ways, they also become more self-critical. Alarmingly, studies show that self-esteem, for many children, takes a sharp drop starting around age eight, and this decline continues into the early teen years. So, how can you turn the tide on this upsetting trend and help your child build genuine self-esteem?
With this guide, you’ll learn that self-esteem isn’t about telling kids they’re “special.” It’s about helping them embrace the freedom that comes with a quiet ego—a way of being in the world that isn’t preoccupied with self-judgment, and instead embraces a compassionate view of oneself and others that allows for both present awareness and personal growth. When kids are less focused on evaluating and comparing themselves with others, they are freer to empathize with others, embrace learning, and connect with the values that are bigger than themselves.
You’ll also discover how your child’s fundamental needs for connection, competence, and choice are essential for real self-esteem. Connection involves building meaningful and satisfying relationships that create a sense of belonging. Competence means building tangible skills. And choice is about being able to make decisions, figure out what matters, and choose to act in ways that are consistent with personal values. When children are able to fulfill these three basic needs, the question of “Am I good enough?” is less likely to come up.
If your child is suffering from low self-esteem, you need a nuanced parenting approach. Let this book guide you as you help your child create unshakeable confidence and lasting well-being.
Recommend to all parents. Especially when kiddo is going through low self esteem stages and even before.
My 8 year old son struggles from OCD and anxiety, due to a post-infectious autoimmune reaction to a virus. Basically, a crash course in parenting a child with OCD. This book has helped us not only build THEIR confidence, but understand from their perspective that we play a huge role in their confidence to overcome these challenges. This book was recommended by a friend and I too, highly recommend.
I read many of Dr. Eileen Kennedy-Moore’s books and am a fan of her practical and effective strategies. This one is particularly helpful because it gives nuanced advice about how to help children build confidence. She provides useful research and focuses on helping kids grow beyond self-focus by targeting three areas: connection, competence, and choice. I started applying her tips with my own kids and they really work! There are so many important insights in this book that I know I’ll keep coming back to it!
I have been purchasing a lot of parenting books. This one has been great! It has really good information/ideas and truly wants makes you want to change and implement new behaviors/ideas. I highly recommend for anyone who’s child is lacking confidence or you just would like to improve your own skills as a person/parent.
Very nice useful book with lots of practical advice and tips. Very relevant for anyone with kids