This competitiveness often boomerangs, causing a child to feel that he must be something or somebody to win his parents' approval. Instead of trying to be what he's not, a child must develop an appreciation for himself exactly as he is. Keep in mind that children in the same family are often very unlike each other. Alice may be brighter than Peg, Joe more athletic than Paul, but when respected for their individuality, children can develop the self-confidence they need to stimulate enthusiasm for living and learning. You should use each child's abilities and interests as cues, instead of forcing your ambitions on them to try and realize your own lost dreams.
All people are individual human beings worthy of dignity, are interesting and important.
If children are to grow up with a sense of their own dignity, they must learn to think of other people as individuals with dignity, and not simply as members of groups who have in common physical characteristics or religious customs. Children should learn there are good and bad people in all groups and that it's wrong to judge or condemn anyone because of race, colour or faith. All people are alike. All over the globe, family relationships exist and children have similar needs and enjoy similar pleasures. This concept can be strengthened by exposing youngsters to the music, dances and games of different cultures.