(06-13-2018, 03:13 PM)Cleatwood Wrote: Yea. What kind of parent wants to boost their child’s self esteem?! A bad parent.... that’s who.

Hahahaa 
Triggered much?
Suppose the "bridge building class" helped you out in school? (I joined... found out we weren't building bridges at all, what a let down)

Obviously you want your child's self esteem to be healthy. I just don't think the methods that were put in place in the 90s actually helped at all. If anything it made for softer personalities. People who can't handle criticism, or deal with a bully in a positive way, etc etc. 

Self esteem shouldn't need to be BOOSTED by outside sources. That's why it's SELF esteem.
If you raise a healthy minded child, you shouldn't really have to worry about them offing themselves because someone said something mean to them.
Also... if you raise a healthy minded child, they wouldn't be bullies.

It always comes back to parenting.

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