Self-esteem is considered to be a complex of feelings and beliefs of a person about himself. The role of students' self-esteem is not only in excellent study, the child with a sense of self-worth is aimed at success and in life. A healthy adequate self-esteem is the guarantee of a harmonious development of the personality. An insecure student in his adult life will be indecisive.
What influences the formation of self-esteem of a junior high school student?
Formation of self-esteem of the junior schoolboy occurs in kindergarten age and is completed by 6-8 years. It can include an assessment of yourself, your position in the school team, your activities, academic performance. A study of self-esteem of junior schoolchildren showed that in children of this age self-criticism is poorly developed. This means that in any dispute, the child will assert that only his opponent is wrong. The formation of self-esteem is influenced by good academic performance, which helps to gain prestige in the classroom. It is important to be able to communicate in a team. The style of parenting also affects the development of self-esteem of junior schoolchildren. In a family where the child is humiliated, offended, not praised, people grow insecure.
It is not difficult to conduct a diagnosis of self-esteem of junior schoolchildren. Draw a ladder of 7 steps on the sheet of paper, number them and ask the child to arrange classmates in such a way: on 1-3 steps - good guys, 4 - neither good nor bad guys, at 5-7 steps - bad. And in the end, ask to mark yourself in this symbolic hierarchy. If the child chooses 1 step, this indicates an overestimated self-esteem, 2-3 - about adequate, 4-6 low self-esteem.
How to increase a student's self-esteem?
It is important for a child to feel support first of all from the most native people - parents. It is adults who can improve the opinion of the baby about themselves. So, a few tips:
- Try to praise your favorite child more often for the smallest achievements, and also show your love and pride for him.
- Find activities in which the child will be successful - embroidery, drawing, foreign language, etc.
- Be for the child protection, support, support. Try to always be on his side. Knowing that he has a reliable
"Rear", the little one will feel more confident. - Expand your child's social circle, acquaint him with the children of your friends and acquaintances.
- Give it to a sports section or a circle: joint interests, the struggle for superiority, team spirit contribute to increasing the self-esteem of junior schoolchildren.
- Teach your child to say "No!".
And, most importantly, trying to improve the self-esteem of a child of primary school age, parents need to be a good role model.