Reference Desk
- Is My Child On Track?
- Kindergarten Readiness
- Learning To Read
- Types of Schools
- Learning Personalities
- Standards and Testing
- Gifted Children
- The Early Years (3-5)
- The Middle Years (6-12)
- The Teen Years (13-18)
- Parent-School Connection
- Your Parenting Style
- Keeping Your Kids Healthy
- Extracurricular Activities
- Life Skills
- Thinking About College
- Special Needs
The Middle Years (6-12)
We all want our children to have good relations with their peers as well as having a great self-image. Here you will find information related to building up your child's self-esteem and facilitating their confidence in such a way that they can be successful in any endeavor they pursue.
What is Self-Esteem?
- What Are Body Image and Self-esteem?
- How Can Parents Spot Low Self-Esteem in Their Children?
- Self-Esteem and Young Children: You Are the Key
- What Does 'Strong Character' Mean? -- Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
- According to the School Psychologist: Middle School
Fostering Self-Esteem
- Developing Your Child's Self-Esteem
- 20 Tips to Promote Positive Self-Esteem
- How Can Parents Foster Self-Esteem in Their Children?
- Building My Son's Self-Esteem
- My Child May Have an Eating Disorder — What Can I Do?
- Facts About Eating Disorders and the Search for Solutions
- My Child Puts Herself Down: How Can I Help Her?
- My Daughter Is Perfectly Healthy, But Thinks She's Fat. Should I Worry?
- What Does 'Strong Character' Mean? -- Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen
- Building Your Child's Character
- The Case Against Competition
- Recognizing Strengths and Affinities
- Facts About Marketing To Children
- Good Decisions: More Than a Feeling
- Benefits of Camp
- Psychological Aspects: The Camp Experience
- Sports and Kids: Pathway to Healthy Development or to Unhealthy Competition?
- Academic Redshirting and Young Children
- Shy About Middle School
- Middle School Power Struggles
- Nurturing Your Child's Resilience
Girls and Self-Esteem
- Girl Power! Is Good Mental Health
- Girls on the Run: Mentoring Helps American Girls Succeed in Careers, Life
- Supporting Girls in Early Adolescence
- Gender Differences: 5th Grade
- Self-Acceptance and Self-Esteem in Tweens: Beacon Street Girls
- Girls and Body Image
- Girls and Body Image: Help Your Daughter Love the Skin She's In
- College Eating Disorder
- Eating Disorders: What You Need to Know
Peers, Bullying and Self-Esteem
- What Adults Can Do: Children Who Are Bullied
- What to Do if Your Child Is Being Bullied
- What We Know About Bullying
- The Scope and Impact of Bullying
- Children Who Bully
- Warning Signs That a Child Is Being Bullied
- What Parents Can Do About Childhood Bullying
- Understanding Bullying Within The Camp Setting
- Bullying and Your Child
- The Emotional Toll of Bullying in Schools
- Tips for Parents: Teasing, Bullying, and the Role of Friendships
- Dealing With Bullies
- Preventing Bullying
- Aggression
- Do Kids Need Friends?
- Loneliness in Young Children
- Your Middle Schooler's Social Life
- Argument or Bullying?
- Bullies in Cyberspace
- What Makes a Bully?
- Bully-Proofing Your Child
