Building Quote by Amy Chua

Children build self-esteem by doing things that are hard and learning what works.

— Clayton Christensen

“If a child has poor self-esteem, it is because you advise them more than you encourage them. If a child lacks confidence, it means…

— Ajay K. Pandey

There's a lot of talk these days about giving children self-esteem. It's not something you can give; it's something they have to build.

— Randy Pausch

For our children, you want them to build their own self-esteem and their own self-confidence. For your own child. You don't want it to…

— John Calipari

Teach your children not to strive for high self-esteem. This is nothing less than teaching them arrogance, conceit and superiority feelings.

— Paul Hauck

“Teach a child a useful skill. Build confidence and self-esteem that lasts a lifetime.”

— Sybrina Durant

“Not only do we want to protect our children from stress, but we also want to build their self-confidence and make them feel special.…

— Jessica Joelle Alexander

“Parents think they can hand children permanent confidence—like a gift—by praising their brains and talent. It doesn’t work, and in fact has the opposite…

— Carol S. Dweck

The meaning of self-esteem is to feel lovable and capable. As parents, we must love our children unconditionally and give them a sense of…

— Jack Canfield

Kids esteem themselves when they have accomplished something worth esteeming.

— Fred Reed

“Being a parent, there’s always that niggling fear, that notion that maybe one day your child will realize you’re not all-knowing, not all-powerful. That…

— wildbow

It is the parent's job to see how their child learns and to make sure that the children's self confidence is buoyed at all…

— Henry Winkler