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Self Esteem and Foster Parents

By Courtney Edge-Mattos

It is an undertaking that can be hard on the heart. When we mention good self-esteem as a quality we seek for potential foster parents, people often give us a quizzical look. Why would that matter? Well, let’s explore that.

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Promoting Self-Esteem Among African-American Girls Through Racial, Cultural Connections

Could cultivating a positive self-image, exclusively around race and ethnicity, make a lasting difference in student performance and confidence?

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Kim Eckart
2017
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Are You an Artist Who Suffers From Occasional or Chronic Low Self-Esteem?

very often even the most talented and intelligent artists don’t see their positive qualities and achievements from an objective perspective. They notice their weaknesses and fail to attain their objectives. In my opinion, most artists could use a lesson on how to improve self-esteem.

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Renee Phillips
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Using Creativity to Build Self-Esteem

Creativity can help you to build self-esteem, improve your mental health and boost your wellbeing. There are many ways that you can be creative and it doesn’t matter what you do.

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Fay Agathangelou
2015
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Are Self-Esteem and Creativity Connected?

You have what it takes to make art, if you make the choice to take what it takes. None of us knows whether our work will end up being great or not great, remembered or forgotten.

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Priscilla Long
2016
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Before You Let Your Child Fail, Read This

It’s not easy to let our kids be less than perfect.

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Rachel Simmons
2015
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Challenging the Anti-Shame Zeitgeist

Despite a culture organizing to oppose shaming, it remains inevitable. But it doesn’t have to ruin lives.

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Joseph Burgo
2013
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The Archetype Diet

There is a connection between our subconscious thoughts and the way we eat, and it’s important to understand what that connection is, says nutritionist Dana James.

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Dana James
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The Trouble with Self-Esteem

Devised by the sociologist Morris Rosenberg, this questionnaire is one of the most widely used self-esteem assessment scales in the United States.

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Lauren Slater
2002
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Low Self Esteem

Self-esteem should be viewed as a continuum, and can be high, medium or low, and is often quantified as a number in empirical research.

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Dr. Saul McLeod
2012
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What Is Self-Esteem?

In psychology, the term self-esteem is used to describe a person's overall subjective sense of personal worth or value—in other words, how much you appreciate and like yourself.

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Courtney E. Ackerman
2022
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