603-352-2299br Martial Arts Principles of Keene NH presents:br Children, Confidence & Respected Role Models?br br EVENTS CALENDARbr SUMMER CAMPSbr KIDS MARTIAL ARTSbr LIMITED TIME WEB SPECIAL. GO TObr br Self-esteem is the way we feel and think about ourselves. Webster’sbr dictionary defines it as “a confidence and satisfaction in oneself... belief inbr oneself [and] self-respect”. Self-esteem affects everything we do in our lives.br Healthy self-esteem promotes a positive “Yes I Can” attitude, as opposed to abr defeatist attitude of “No I Can’t”. Nowhere is this concept more importantbr than in the life of a young child.br br Secret # 4 For Parents Who Want Confident, Well Behaved, Successful Kids isbr br Respected Role Modelsbr Self-esteem is the armor that helps protect kids from the demons of life:br alcohol, gangs, drugs, and destructive behavior. There are several thingsbr parents can do to instill and nurture a sense of self-esteem within their child.br First, the parents themselves need to feel good about themselves, for childrenbr pick up on subtle messages about their own self worth from your bodybr language and the way you talk about yourself. If you are often openly selfbr critical in front of a child, he will learn to be self-critical. Because parentsbr have preeminent importance in a child’s life, and children model after theirbr parents. By clearly demonstrating your own self worth, your child willbr respect you and learn to respect himself.br br The Lesson of Respectbr One of the early lessons that your child will learn at our school is that ofbr respect. The child is taught to respect the instructor as well as the otherbr students, the school and himself. Having good role models isbr important in the development of a child. Martial arts training starts as abr relationship between the child and ...