Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning

Understanding, supporting and developing.Session 3

Help

ing y

our ch

ild to

gro

w

Self-e

steem

Self –esteem is the most important contribution that any adult can make to a

child’s life.

Going through life with low self-esteem is possible, but it is like riding a bike with flat

tyres.

It is the bedrock on which the majority of personality traits rest and will do more to determine a child’s future than any other

single factor!

In order to teach it to a child, an adult must first have it within.

What m

ake

s up se

lf-este

em

?

There are 3 main parts that contribute to high self-esteem

• A sense of Self

• A sense of belonging

• A sense of personal power

Self–e

steem

is not

ab

ou

t…

Letting your child do what they want to make them happy!

It is about…..

Putting boundaries in place

Letting them know that someone cares and that they matter even if they don’t like what you are saying e.g.

“no you are not going out until midnight and I don’t care what your

mates are doing!”

Helping them to feel good about themselves

Mu

ltiple

Inte

lligen

ce

How intelligent are you?

orHow are you intelligent?’

Mu

ltiple

In

tellig

en

ce

Maslo

w’s H

iera

rchy

Different ways to be intelligent

Feeling good about myself

Feeling safe and that I matter

Understanding my strengths and weaknesses

Key points

Hom

ew

ork

• Take a Multiple Intelligence profile home with you for your child (this is one we use with students in school) and complete it together

• Get your child to think about famous people that they admire and what their areas of Multiple Intelligence would be

• Spend a little time every day with you child on your own doing something they want to do

• Read the Top Tips sheet!