The 6 Vital Ingredients of Self-Esteem, and How to Develop Them in Your Child

Self esteem is a composite of six vital ingredients that can empower of detract from the vitality of our lives. This comprehensive and empowering resource for educators describes these six in detail, and outlines a plan of action for building a child's self esteem in the schoolplace. In This Book * The effects of self-esteem on learning, motivation and achievement. * How self-esteem is developed in the classrom. * Stages of growth and development and implications for developing self-esteem within the curriculum. * How to distinguish between low and high self-esteem behaviors. * What students regard as signs of our caring and interest in them. * Helping your students feel competent and capable. * Practical ways to teach students to manage their school "career," make decisions, accept consequences, manage time, and discipline thamselves to set and meet goals. * Helping students identify strengths, interests, and aptitudes. * Defining your teaching values. (Would you like to have you as a teacher?) * Easily administered class profile for each of the six vital ingredients of self-esteem. * Listing of Resources and Suggested Readings, and Help Organizations. --- excerpts from book's back cover