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How To Raise Daughters With Self Esteem

By Sowmiya Prasad

Your daughter is your priced possession. She is sweet, she is beautiful and she deserves a life worth living! When all is true, parents also have a bigger role in raising her self esteem in a society. This is simple and can be done through the daily activities you make her do. A parent needs to instill in a child the need confidence to face the world and giving a meaning to her life in a better way. Raising daughters is overall a tough task, it is indeed a delicate job. You need to be careful while dealing with a girl child and bringing her up.

Self esteem kids have in them will help them face challenges that life throws at them and make them a better person in the society. Daughters should be surrounded by people who respect them and understand their worth. It is a common fact that girl kids with low self-esteem often end up choosing the wrong path. It is in the hands of the parents to bring up a child in the right way. A mother can do big things in a child's life and raising daughters is something she can do seamlessly with a little care.

How To Raise Daughters With Self Esteem

Here are a few ways to raise daughters with self esteem.

Appreciate her!
Appreciate her! She is definitely worth it. She might have done a small task, but appreciate her. This boosts her self esteem. Tell her she has done an excellent job! Give her more jobs and tell her that she can do it. Tell her she is capable of handling things in her own way. Raising daughters can be sometimes demanding, but give her all your care.

Educate her
A good education can naturally boost self-esteem. Educate her on almost every arena. Make her media literate. Take some time away from your busy schedule and work and spend some time with her. Ask her what she has learnt, watch TV with her! Make it a practice to discuss things with her about what you watched in the TV and also what to watch and what not to watch. Help her to filter the media messages. This way raising daughters can be worthy and you can also raise her esteem.

Building skills
Building skills is something important and this has got a great role in boosting self esteem kids. Helping her to build her own skills is also a part of raising daughters. As a good mother, you need to identify her talents and skills and help her work on it. Provide a good platform for her to realize her dreams. Raising daughters is not all that easy, it demands adequate care and time.

Take a look at the magazines in your house
This is something you always need to do. You should watch the magazines you buy in your home and also watch what your daughter reads. Guide her on reading the right magazines and right books. This is also a part of raising daughters.

Let her know you love her
Your daughter should feel your love. She should have a realization that you will love her even in her tough times and that you will not leave her in the time of distress. Show your love to her and make her feel it. This may boost self esteem kids have in them. Self esteem kids have may sometimes be low. It is however the duty of parents to take adequate measures to boost it and make them ready to face the challenges in the world. By preparing them for big challenges you are making them live a worthy life.

Story first published: Monday, December 2, 2013, 17:52 [IST]
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