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Self-Esteem
May
5
We all know that self-esteem is an important defense mechanism to help us guard against daily hardship in our lives. But how do we encourage our children to have high self-esteem and to be confident in themselves? This article from KidsHealth.org gives some great (and easy!) suggestions on fostering self-esteem in your little one.
May
1
Check out this article I found at dailygalaxy.com (from Digg) titled "The Consumer Paradox: Scientists Find that Low Self-Esteem and Materialsim Goes Hand in Hand".
(Note: there is some foul language in a Fight Club quotation.)
Scientists found that even a small step to raise a person's self-esteem can dramatically decrease your materialism, providing a way to cope with insecurity. The article also talks about adolescents and how materialism is a way to cope with low self-esteem.
So tell us: have you ever bought something to make yourself feel better about yourself? Did it work? Did that feeling last, or did you regret spending the money?
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