This is the behavior of the child with a favorable self-image

In the following lines we will address the issue of the favorable self-image in the school stage that corresponds to primary education, explaining how the behavior of boys and girls who manage to integrate a good development from an early age tends to be. A description of the behavior of the little ones will also be given when they fail to integrate a favorable self-image, with the purpose that parents can identify and distinguish when a child is presenting difficulties in their development emotional

And it is essential that the youngest are able to integrate an adequate self-image of themselves, and at the same time that the elderly attend on time (and preventively) the needs that your son or daughter presents to promote their healthy psychological development, and to be able to give support so that when they begin their adolescence they carry a more self-esteem consolidated; In this way, the predisposition to generate conflicts, behavior problems, and to suffer academic and adaptation difficulties will be reduced.

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How is a good self-image in children?

Favorable self-image is the most important key point for success and happiness in anyone's life. A boy or girl, to achieve healthy development, must form a favorable self-image; is It will allow them to feel that they like themselves and, therefore, they will be able to consider challenges and stimulating activities that enhance their learning and maturation.

Therefore, having a correct self-image in the childhood stage makes us trust our own abilities in a phase of the life in which curiosity and the initiative to explore the environment is key to knowing how the world works (and how one works same).

This will help the little ones learn to live, learn and study, managing to face life with an open attitude, making it easy for them to have access to many opportunities.

Children who have an adequate self-image also manage to accept criticism without getting upset, achieving develop the ability to listen and learn from mistakes.

Children with a favorable self-image also feel confident in expressing themselves and taking certain (reasonable) risks when assess what they want to say or do and dare to object to their parents or teachers, or people in authority, because they manage to feel that they can face obstacles without being overwhelmed by their own doubts.

Faced with problems, they can solve them in an original and creative way because they can believe in themselves and estimate that they can be successful in their proposed goals. These are generally children who achieve important achievements in the activities they like; in turn, their achievements renew their self-esteem, earning the admiration and respect of others.

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Behavior in boys and girls with unfavorable self-image

The little ones who do not have an adequate self-image they are children who generally feel uncomfortable wherever they go. They are insecure in a wide variety of situations, being avoidant, reserved, or very shy; although they try to motivate and support fail to be open, and this is limiting their psychic and emotional development, affecting some areas of their life, school and social by not being able to integrate into recreational activities (which are fundamental in the primary school stage for their healthy development and training), and leading them to have a low school performance.

Generally, they are boys or girls who develop pessimistic thoughts about their abilities and who are convinced that they cannot succeed; therefore, they do not try to exert themselves to perform specific tasks.

In addition, they show little effort and always tend to show continuous errors when they try to exert themselves; as a result they suffer a loss of confidence and high levels of frustration, becoming a vicious cycle of failure and avoid trying again, expressing themselves angry or sad.

These little ones worry a lot about whether they are doing the right thing. At times, this worry can make them anxious, limiting their sense of accomplishment, and causing difficulties with attention and concentration.

On the other hand, sometimes when they are doing manual activities, they destroy them and become overwhelmed by psychosomatic ailments caused by anxiety.

Sometimes they try very hard to please others, and they can lose their own desires and continue behaving with reference to the wishes of others; and this is generating more insecurity in themselves.

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How can parents prepare to promote good self-image development in their children?

It is important that a healthy authority is established from an early age to establish well-defined limits according to the school age of the children. So that they can feel limits as part of their parents' care for them, rather than an imposition arbitrary that does not take into account your needs, feelings and desires, these rules must be clear and understandable.

Too you have to show respect, favoring and allowing their children to individually express their likes, desires or even discomforts, managing to legitimize them by being heard and understood, activating support based on conversation and explanation of what happens when they cannot be supported for their own safety in oneself.

What's more, it is important to acknowledge your progress (no matter how minimal) and pay less attention to the errors or difficulties they show in any activity or behavior to act with punishments as a corrective or disciplinary measure.