Building your child's self esteem w/Carol Kim

Mama Knows

I want to raise my kids to be confident, kind kids. But growing up in today's world, it can be so difficult to help our kids maintain their sense of self esteem. Carol Kim dives into what we can to do raise our kids self esteem and avoid inadvertently negatively impacting their self esteem.

1. What are things I can do daily to help raise my kids self esteem?

2. How can I encourage my child to not get their self esteem from others but from within instead?

3. Can I still give my child compliments without encouraging them to seek for others' approval?

4. What ways can I help reduce any shame they might feel, say after a meltdown, and build them back up?

5. What are common ways we as parents inadvertently negatively impact our kids self esteem or confidence?

Carol Kim is a licensed Marriage & Family Therapist specializing in child and play therapy. She has over a decade of clinical experience, and has practiced in the San Francisco Bay Area, Boston, and Utah.

Carol is also a popular content creator, whose videos on parenting and mental health have benefited millions across the globe. You can find her content on major social networks under the handle @parenting.resilience.

Prior to becoming a therapist and content creator, Carol was a broadcast journalist in Missouri and Oakland California, where her favorite part of the job was sharing the stories of underserved communities.