Originally Posted by giftedticcyhyper
That's not fun. True self esteem comes from mastery. That's what my son wanted and the look of pride and joy on his face as he began to master the swing was what I really call fun!

I wish the schools could understand that. When my kids start to shut down if something gets difficult, I encourage them to keep trying and remind them about how good they'll feel when they finally do it. And they always get so excited when they accomplish something they thought was "too hard!"

Val