Florida children who have good self-esteem are gifted with a feeling that they are basically okay. They can see the genuine value of their own attributes without feeling shame or guilt. On the other hand, kids who have low self-esteem often are filled with numerous doubts about their own adequacy, which leads to social anxiety, alienation and loneliness. Often, the way a child’s self-esteem develops is a reflection of parental self-esteem, and various influences within the family dynamic. Family therapy in Coral Springs can be beneficial in helping families to teach their children to have a realistic sense of self-esteem that is rooted in their real qualities, while resisting the inculcation of shaming that wounds many children for a lifetime.
Other kinds of factors can contribute to low self-esteem as well, including exhibiting behaviours or having an appearance that doesn’t ‘fit in’ (such as a weight problem or physical defect that promulgates a distorted self-image), racial or class stigmatization, as well as never developing some of the social skills that help most children to approach others with a modicum of self-confidence.
The major factor, however, that contributes to poor self-esteem happens at home. Parents who lack appropriate self-esteem themselves may be prone to be overly critical, lack affection or support for their child, ridicule or scorn their kids for perceived failures, or merely ignore their children and distance themselves to that they are emotionally unavailable. These behaviours, as well as others, tend to impact a developing child quite strongly, and have a deleterious effect on how the child’s sees herself, and how she values her own worth.
Moreover, there are times when even a well-developed sense of self-esteem can be shattered by a sudden change, such as a death in the family, a job loss, and divorce, being the victim of a violent crime, or even illness and disease. All of these factors, as well as numerous others, can shake a child’s foundation and cause her to question her own worth. Family therapy in a comfortable environment in Coral Springs can help parents learn new techniques in both understanding their own issues with self-esteem, as well as ways to support their children in their growth and development.
Trained psychologists who conduct family therapy with residents in Coral Springs can help both parents and children to better understand self-esteem issues, and work so that each child feels a sense of purpose and value, and to develop a healthy, vital and focused sense of self-esteem.
