| Low self esteem can begin to develop
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| | esteem. They are often depressed and
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| early in childhood, long before the
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| | unable to express their feelings due to
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| concept is even understood by the child.
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| | embarrassment or shame. Depression in
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| Most of the traits underlying our
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| | children can manifest itself chiefly
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| personality are developed in early
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| | through Eating Disorders, Suicide or
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| childhood. This means that a child with
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| | Hypochondria.a) Eating Disorders - By now
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| feelings of low self esteem is likely to
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| | the terms- bulimia and anorexia - have
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| carry them into adulthood without
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| | become part of daily conversation.
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| realizing it.
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| | However, despite the awareness of these
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| A child with low self esteem needs help
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| | conditions by the public at large, very
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| to realize that not everything is his or
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| | few realize the extent of self loathing
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| her fault. He or she needs to understand
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| | that must exist in a person for him/her
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| that no person can succeed all the time,
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| | to embark on an act so contrary to the
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| that perfection is an ideal and not a
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| | human impulse of protecting self from
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| goal. However, that does not mean that
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| | harm.b) Suicide - Suicide rates among
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| such a child cannot attain spectacular
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| | young people have been increasing
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| success in life provided he/she is given
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| | steadily over the years and the constant
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| the right guidance and motivation.
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| | pressure by parents, schools, peer groups
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| Low self esteem affects a child in many
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| | and society in general to strive for and
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| negative ways:-
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| | achieve higher and higher goals is
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| 1) Becoming an Over-Achiever - Some
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| | difficult enough for a well adjusted
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| parents may find this prospect as
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| | child. For one with low self esteem, this
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| something to cheer about but be assured
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| | can be intolerable.c) Hypochondria - A
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| that prodding your child to get high
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| | craving for attention is a characteristic
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| grades all the time does not equal good
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| | trait of those suffering from low self
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| parenting. Children with low self esteem
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| | esteem and what better way to achieve
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| often becomes over achievers because they
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| | this than by claiming to be suffering
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| feel inadequate and think that they will
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| | from a myriad of diseases. The fact that
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| receive love and respect only as long as
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| | no one believes them after a time merely
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| they keep maintaining their high levels
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| | confirms their idea of themselves as
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| of performance.
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| | being worthless and so they either look
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| 2) Addiction - Drug addiction, smoking
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| | for other gullible audience or increase
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| and alcoholism are the most common signs
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| | the symptoms of their imagined illnesses.
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| of a child with low self esteem. Such
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| | In extreme cases, they have even been
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| children often turn to drugs and alcohol
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| | known to inflict bodily harm on
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| in order to cover up what they feel are
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| | themselves in order to get the attention
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| their inadequacies. Children with low
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| | they so desperately seek.
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| self esteem often build a fantasy world
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| | Why is it so urgent that people help a
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| in order to feel better about themselves.
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| | child with low self esteem? A problem
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| 3) Vulnerable to Peer Pressure - A child
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| | like this is much easier to overcome
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| with low self esteem is often susceptible
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| | right at the beginning. For one thing,
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| to peer pressure. In their search for
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| | convincing an adult that he or she has
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| acceptance and attention and to avoid
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| | low self esteem could be very hard.
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| becoming victims of bullying, they tend
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| | Moreover, childhood is the training
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| to cave in to pressures from the "in"
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| | ground where the adult is molded and
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| groups in order to belong to a clique
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| | shaped. Surely it is our duty as adults
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| that is viewed as being "cool", even if
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| | to make sure that we do all we can to
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| it means indulging in unacceptable
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| | ensure that the generation following us
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| behavior.
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| | is equipped, not just on a physical and
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| 4) Depression - Feelings of being
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| | intellectual level but emotionally and
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| unloved, worthlessness and alienation are
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| | psychologically as well, to face the
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| a constant in children of low self
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| | challenges of their age.
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