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Raising Good Humans

Beyond ‘Just Try Your Best’: How to Foster Realistic Goals and Healthy Self-Worth in Kids

May 24, 2024
Dr. Joshua Sparrow, a child and adolescent psychiatrist, discusses the importance of fostering realistic goals and healthy self-worth in children. Topics include embracing mistakes for growth, hidden eating disorders, promoting healthy self-assessment, navigating unrealistic expectations, and balancing parental influence with life's unpredictability.
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  • Encouraging real competencies over external praise nurtures positive self-regard in children.
  • Understanding diverse motivations behind a child's aspirations guides effective parental support tailored to individual goals.

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Importance of Building Real Skills

Encouraging kids to build real competencies and skills rather than focusing on external praise fosters positive self-regard. Understandings why certain achievements matter to the child, whether for personal fulfillment, peer recognition, or academic success, helps align parental support with the child's motivations and goals. Recognizing the impact of internal and external pressures on children's performance allows for nuanced parenting that goes beyond simplistic encouragements like 'try your best.'

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