Bradley points out that self-esteem is the source of a person's confidence. With high self-esteem a child approaches new challenges expecting to succeed.
Confident children focus all their attention on the task at hand.
Children with low self-esteem, however, anticipating failure, waste energy and time worrying about how they're going to disappoint their parents, friends or teachers. What's more, children who lack confidence believe that every time they do poorly they prove to the world how unworthy they are of love and respect. Building Confidence Low self-esteem can show itself in a variety of ways. Even children with high self-esteem will have an occasional setback. Here are a few common symptoms and ways to correct the problems.