Children Quote by Hannah Raybans

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

— Sybrina Durant

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

— Clayton Christensen

“Self-esteem? He knew there was really only one way to teach kids how to develop it: You give them something they can’t do, they…

— Randy Pausch

“they thought they couldn’t, through work and fierce effort. Teaching a child to accept and even embrace struggle, rather than shy away from it,…

— Katty Kay

“When a child is subjected to verbal attacks, she sees it not as something being done to her but as something she has caused…

— Susan Forward

“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

“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

“The parent who praises a child’s accomplishment by saying, ‘You studied hard!’ promotes a growth mindset. The parent who says, ‘Look at your A,…

— Susan David

In healthy families, children discover (through being listened to) that what they have to say is important and that their experiences and ideas (and…

— Louise Hart

Kids esteem themselves when they have accomplished something worth esteeming.

— Fred Reed

“If a child is roughly treated and not respected and not shown love, the child will have problems with self-esteem”

— Sunday Adelaja

“A parent is inexcusable who does not personally teach her child to think.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert