The clearer the rules and the limits enforced by parents…

Spina bifida affects every single aspect of your life, from your child's self-esteem to your ability to sleep at night.

— Nicole Ari Parker

Money is rarely just money. Sometimes it stands in for love or self-esteem or freedom or a sense of control over your destiny (especially…

— Justine Musk

Once a depressed person becomes active and hopeful, self-esteem always improves. Bolstering self-esteem without changing hopelessness, without changing passivity, accomplishes nothing.

— Martin Seligman

“A child is a part of the self, and of the loved partner; a representation of generations past; the genes of the forebears; the…

— Beverly Raphael

Once you see a child's self-image begin to improve, you will see significant gains in achievement areas, but even more important, you will see…

— Wayne Dyer

“A child is not a bona fide adult, regardless of age, until the child is self-supporting.)   During”

— John Rosemond

“People don’t necessarily realize it when they contribute to the erosion of a child’s self-worth, but kids pay attention to how people treat them,…

— D.K. Sanz

An adolescent is both an impulsive child and a self-starting adult.

— Mason Cooley

I will plant my feet on that step where my parents put me as a child, until self-evident truth comes to light.

— Anonymous

I feel that when a child has self-worth and purpose, that's what keeps them grounded.

— Jada Pinkett Smith

At some point, parents may become inured to a child's self-destruction, but I never did.

— David Sheff

I'm an only child, so I am a very self-motivated and driven person.

— Ti West

I was really shy when I was a child, very self-conscious about taking up space or being an attention seeker. I was the kind…

— Mickey Sumner

I feel different. You know this many times over, because you are a parent, but it transforms you. It's this incredible experience where, in…

— Regina Spektor

Any child who is self-sufficient, who can tie his shoes, dress or undress himself, reflects in his joy and sense of achievement the image…

— Maria Montessori