Perhaps one of the most challenging characteristics that any parent has to instill in his or her child is a positive image of the self. It had being very tough for the parents to build self esteem in teenager. Teenager is that stage in which peers and their colleagues plays a major role in their personality development. Teens are highly influenced by their peers. Low self esteem teenagers are more likely to have a hard time coping smoothly with adulthood, compared with somebody who’s had a positive view of himself early on. The best thing that parents can do is to foster a loving and accepting home environment, and to encourage their teen to develop his strengths. There is no one way to deal with low self esteem teenagers, but one thing’s for sure: “you can always give them love”.

There are some signs of low self esteem teenagers.
1. Does your teen avoid making eye contact when you talk with him?
Failure to make eye contact by a normal person implies: he is lying, or he is feeling uncomfortable in interacting with you.

2. Does your teen brush off compliments?
Low self esteem teenagers cannot take a compliment with a simple “Thankyou”. He started brushing off the compliment by giving different fake reasons.

3. Is your teen often impatient, angry, and frustrated at anything and everything?
When a person is not feeling good about “who he is”, it is expected that he doesnt like anything around him. This behaviour of teenagers is often treated with hostility which makes them feel more inferior than ever before. The parents should try to find out the root of the anger and seek ways to discuss it calmly.

4. Is your teen very sensitive to jokes and always takes things personally?
A person having an ill image of himself can misunderstood and hurts by the simple jokes. So you should be very careful with jokes related to physical appearance and school performance.

To become a successful person in your life, you must possess a high self esteem. If you don’t have high self esteem you may face a lots of problems in your life. The problem with self esteem is that it is often compared with modesty. However, self esteem is not quite the same thing as modesty. Modesty is the idea of keeping the things that you know to yourself. Self esteem is what you know about yourself, whether you share it with others or not. Therefore, you should focus on some self esteem activities that help you distinguish between knowing you are a good person, and proclaiming it to the world.

There are many different kinds of self esteem activities that you can do. First of all you should make a list of all the activities you feel good about yourself. This might sound like a waste of time, but it is one of the most important self esteem activities. If you cannot do this, you will find that you have low self esteem. Thus making a list of all those things that you like about yourself. Remember, dont share this list with anyone and don’t tell anyone that you have done it. Simply write down the things that you like about yourself, and then think about what these things might mean for you and for your life.

The other most creative and enjoyable activity is to pair up with your friend. You both had to work together to raise each other’s self esteem. Your friend will help you in finding the good qualities in you. And, on the other hand, you will help your friend in finding the good qualities. Even though it might seem strange, these kinds of self esteem activities can help you in many different situations.