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Working with Families to Support Self-Esteem
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1What does a person with high self-esteem look like?
- ATheir self-confidence shows in the way they dress, groom themselves, walk and talk.
- BThey are secure and happy.
- CThey are more likely to be himself or herself.
- DThey are outgoing, strong, proud, motivated, successful, independent and assertive.
2What is self-esteem, anyway?
- ATalent, good looks and financial success bring high self-esteem.
- BValues resulting from an ongoing self-appraisal in which traits and abilities are acknowledged and evaluated.
- CHaving constant sunshiny happiness is the definition of high self-esteem.
- DThe same values each person in all cultures has of oneself.
3How does a family promote self-esteem?
- AThey help the child learn to draw boundaries and discover her/his separateness.
- BThey encourage a close interdependence between child and adult.
- CThey encourage the child to decide s/he is great as s/he is and to give that message to the world.
- DThey help the child find ways of feeling worthy in their own culture.
4How can a person' self-esteem change?
- Athrough collaborative effort between the individual, culture and community
- Bit is up to the individual to develop a new perception of herself or himself
- Chis or her family must create the change
- Dthe individual must be removed from negative media influences
5How can self-esteem defining messages from home counteract messages from outside home?
- AIt's not possible to counteract the negative messages that may be encountered outside the home.
- BChildren can be taught by parents how to survive and stand up to racism, sexism or ableism.
- CParents can teach children to accept differential treatment and a feeling of inferiority.
- DSelf-esteem doesn't begin to develop until adolescence, so parents need not be concerned with it during childhood.
6What is one way to promote self-esteem?
- AVow always to be positive and praise children at every possible opportunity.
- BComment on how and why the child is better than other children.
- CBe a cheerleader for everything the child does.
- DGive more honest feedback and encouragement than praise.
7What is anther way to promote self-esteem?
- AJust talk to the child about her or his success.
- BMake every task easy enough for the child to experience constant success.
- CChallenge children so that when success comes they've worked for it.
- DMake sure that the child is never forced to take a risk.
8What is the antibias approach to gender, race, class and ability differences?
- ABeing blind to differences
- BHaving special events that celebrate population groups, such as a Japanese "tea party"
- CResponding positively and appropriately to individual differences
- DAccepting that bias is natural and there is no hope for change
9Affirmations, or positive messages that validate the person or the family,
- Ahave nothing to do with the way the adult sees herself or himself
- Bencourage people to change themselves
- Ccan only be effectively used between members of a family
- Dfocus on strengths and encourage parents to see how they can be while accepting how they are at the present
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