HEALTHY SELF-IMAGE

"If you really do put a small value on yourself, rest assured that the world will not raise your price." - Anonymous

We do our children no favor by thinking small and putting ourselves down. It is important to value yourself, trust yourself and have faith in yourself. If you don't trust yourself, if you don't have faith in yourself, your children will not trust you or have faith in you either. This is not to say that one should have arrogant self regard. Maintaining a healthy self-image is a gift we offer to our children.

Trust

"Trust comes from a sense of emotional safety, and emotional safety comes from parents being there for you with reasonable consistency." - Steven Farmer

Trust is an essential aspect of healthy relationships. Our children need to be able to trust us. Without trust, there is no emotional safety. This results in chronic anxiety and emotional insecurity. Always make a point to keep your word.