Positive self-esteem helps children succeed in school and in life. Your course text discusses the ways that family, school, peers, mass media, and community act as socializing agents that can influence the development of self-esteem. To explore the topic of self-esteem further, review the Influences on the Development of Self-Esteem section of your text (pages 442-446). Also review the article by early childhood authority Lilian Katz, How Can We Strengthen Childrens Self-Esteem? As you review these readings, consider the following: Next, read the following scenario and reflect on the influence of self-esteem on a young childs social, emotional, and cognitive development: With this scenario in mind and drawing on the expert information in the readings, responses to at least of the following:
