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Self-Concept: Yours and Theirs
Self-concept and self esteem can drastically decline due to life experiences such as bullying, concerns with
body image
, divorce, rejection, and so forth. A lot of children have a negative concept of themselves and
teen self esteem
is definitely threatened in the world that we live in.
Some parents also question their own self worth and have a negative self-concept which can be a barrier in Christian parenting,
step parenting
and
single parenting
, not to mention problems in
marriages
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Problems with self esteem, yours or theirs, need to be taken seriously. Whether or not you have a good concept of yourself, your value is in God’s eyes. As Jesus said,
You are the ones that justify yourselves in the eyes of men, but God knows your hearts. ~ Luke 16:15
Let’s take care of the stabilizers first – parents!
If you have problem with your self esteem, you need to seek help. Counseling might be appropriate depending on your circumstances. If you are just feeling a little blue and down on yourself, you might benefit from Russ Harris’s package titled Christ-Centered Therapy: Empowering the Self.
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Christ-Centered Therapy: Empowering the Self
By Russ Harris / The Haworth Press
All too often, psychology and spirituality are kept in separate boxes, lessening the power of each to work effective changes. Christ-Centered Therapy provides exercises and visual aids to help counselors and clients, including: tools to teach the self to lead effectively, worksheets to serve as a structural and visual guide to understanding, developing, and using each tool, a "parts map" for client and counselor to use collaboratively, and structural diagrams, dialogues, and illustrations that illuminate new concepts and procedures.
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There is also a two-part video and workbook titled Personal Development for Success: How to Improve Your Self-Concept which might be useful.
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Personal Development for Success: How To Improve Your Self Concept Part 1, Video & Workbook
By Edcon Publishing Group
EDCON's Personal Development for Success series is comprised of 25 video lessons that help provide students with the basic skills needed to attain success in school, and helps them acquire the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to become productive adults. Each video is presented using real-life still photography or age-appropriate illustrations and has been professionally narrated using music and special audio effects that are designed to capture and hold the interest of your students. Blackline reproducible student worksheets accompany each lesson to reinforce the concepts presented. The average working time per lesson (video presentation and student worksheets) is approximately 35 minutes. Answer keys are provided in the back of the book to assist you.
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Now let’s take on the little kids…
Veggie Tales
is a series of videos for children that teach biblical principles. They have put out a video called, A Snoodle’s Tale: A Lesson in Self-Worth. It is important that kids know from the get-go that God loves them and they are special. Why not start improving self-concept early?
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A Snoodle's Tale: A Lesson in Self-Worth, VeggieTales DVD
By Word Entertainment Inc
There's a curious building in the middle of Snoodleburg. It's a clock tower where every fourth Tuesday at quarter past nine a tiny young Snoodle is created, complete with a pack on his back. None of the Snoodles take time to question this "mystery of life," until one day the newest Snoodle, Snoodle Doo, asks himself, "What do I look like? What am I for?"So begins this Snoodle's quest to discover the meaning of his life. He tries out the gifts he finds in his backpack: paints, a kazoo, and tiny wings. But as he tries to put these gifts to use, the other Snoodles laugh, make fun of him, and burden him with pictures of discouragement. In search of answers, the Snoodle wanders up to the top of Mt. Ginchez. There he meets a stranger who shows the little Snoodle that he is wonderfully and fearfully made in the image of his Creator. Just like this Snoodle, kids too will discover that it's God's pictures they must carry in their hearts at all time. In addition to the fairy tale about Snoodle Doo, you'll get to see the story of Dr. Jiggle and Mr. Sly, a story about a jiggly Jimmy Gourd and a mysterious, disco-dancing stranger. And Larry's back with the newest Silly Song with Larry, in which he sings about his beloved sport-utility vehicle! Bonus Features: - Behind the Scenes Audio Commentary
- Concept Art
- Veggie Karaoke
- How to Draw the Characters
- Family Fun Activity
- Interactive Storybook
- Progression Reel
- Easter Eggs
- Trivia Game
- Write the Rhyme
- DVD-ROM Fun
- Previews
- 5.1 Surround Sound
- English Subtitles
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Now on to the apprehension group of depression and low self esteem… teens!
This is actually a manual for teachers and counselors, but it can be very helpful to parents of teenagers as well. It is called Building a Positive Self-Concept: 113 Activities for Adolescents. It is an excellent program for home schooling teens from the 6th grade to the 12th. There is also a series of
Self Esteem curriculum
that presents a great opportunity for
home school curriculum
for elementary grades.
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Building a Positive Self-Concept: 113 Activities for Adolescents
By Walch Education
Created by experienced teachers and counselors of adolescents, and newly updated with contemporary contexts, these 113 activities are designed to encourage student awareness of the relationship between how they perceive themselves and how they behave. Each easy-to-implement activity has been tested and proven effective in helping students take responsibility for their choices and enhance their self-esteem. Students will utilize cooperative learning, reading, writing, and communications skills as they explore perceptions of themselves and their surroundings. Activities focus on developing self-awareness, building a sense of community, enhancing self-concept, building life skills, and creating a climate of cooperation and trust in the classroom. Provided with each activity are learning objectives and step-by-step procedures for immediate implementation in the classroom. Grades 6-12.
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Where would you like to go next?
To Teenage Parenting
To Christian Kids
To Step Parenting
To Single Parenting
Return Home from Self-Concept
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