How to be a positive influence in a child(TM)s life

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How to be a positive influence in a child’s life

In order to be a positive influence in a child’s life you, as a childcare worker, need to feel confident and positive about yourself. If you have negative feelings about yourself and have low self-esteem, you may pass this onto children.

 An important part of social and emotional development is the development of self-image and self-concept. This is the picture we have of ourselves and the way we think other people see us. It also includes the characteristics that make us different from others. It’s what makes our personality.

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A child’s self -concept and self-image is established over the first few years of their life. Children who have high self -image will be very confident and feel good about themselves. Self-image is very important as it affects the way people feel about themselves. When children have low self-image they do not always have the confidence to try new things and are often shy and withdrawn.  

People who work with children need to make them feel confident and good about themselves and need to counteract any negative influences in their lives.

Children gain their confidence, mainly ...

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