Middle Age Children

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Middle Age Children

• Eriksons Theory
• Lesson 1
• Lesson 2
• Lesson 3

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Self-Esteem

• Four broad self-evaluations
• Academic Competence
• Social Competence
• Physical/athletic Competence
• Physical Appearance
• Physical appearance correlates more strongly with
  overall self-worth

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Influences on Self-Esteem

• Culture
• Asian children despite higher academic
  achievement, tend to score lower in self-esteem
  than North American children due to tough
  competition and pressure
• Girls advantaged in language arts self-esteem
  boys in math, science, and physical/athletic
  self-esteem.
• Blacks more self-esteem than whites

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Child-Rearing Three Main Types
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• Authoritative parents often results in high
  self-esteem. Firm but appropriate details help
  children make sensible choices
• Controlling parents results in sense of
  inadequacy self-worth fluctuates.
• Over indulgent parents results in
  unrealistically high self-esteem and adjustment
  problems. Children do not benefit from
  compliments that have no basis in real
  attainment.

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Activity to Promote Self-Esteem

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