Nurturing Children’s Self-Esteem will teach you ways to help children develop a strong positive sense of their own worth and importance as individuals and feel confident of their ability to successfully meet life’s challenges—to persevere, take responsibility, achieve, be accountable for themselves, act responsibly toward others, and make a difference to their environment.

2 hours in professionalism

10 hours in child development

8 hours in curriculum development

(6 hours in teacher/child interaction - these hours overlap with curriculum and child growth and development)

1. How young children formulate their sense of self

2. What is meant by self-image

3. What is meant by self-esteem

4. How self-image relates to self-esteem

5. The four dimensions of self-esteem

6. Typical characteristics of people with high self-esteem

7. Typical characteristics of people with low self-esteem

8. Ways to nurture children's feelings of acceptance and respect

9. Ways to nurture children's feelings of power and control

10. Ways to nurture children's feelings of virtue and moral worth

11. Ways to nurture children's feelings of competence

Comments on Nurturing Children's Self Esteem:

"What can I say, I loved everything about this course.  Every person who has a child or works with children should take this course.  As a home daycare provider and a mother of 4 1/2-year-old and a 3-year-old, the information I learned is invaluable. The way the course was set up with learning objectives, self checks and lesson quizzes for each lesson, was extremely helpful.  I truly enjoyed taking this course and look forward to taking my next course.  Thank you" - Verona, New Jersey