Sharing self-respect should be easy. It should be a natural thing to do. Sharing your self-respect with your children will benefit you both. What would this mean in practice? It means modeling self-respect and respecting your children. Treating your children with respect is the best way to model self-respect.
"The best chance the child has of securing a level of high self-esteem is to have parents who possess it, model it, and want to instill it in their children." - Bettie Youngs
Modeling good self-esteem is one of the most important things that parents can do for their children. Children learn more from who we are than what we say to them. Self-esteem is an internal resource that enables your children to meet the challenges they face. Without healthy self-esteem, children are less able to benefit from their native intelligence or athletic skills.
"In the last analysis, what we are communicates far more eloquently than anything we say or do." - Stephen R. Covey
Dr. Covey understands the proper role of parents. Living a life of integrity in the presence of our children is far more instructive than the words we say. This is not to say we should remain silent about values and virtues but rather that our instruction is far more effective when our words are matched and modeled in our deeds.
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