CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What can be a result of children being compared negatively to other children
A
growth of self-confidence
B
improved self concept
C
feelings of superiority
D
feelings of inferiority
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -By constantly comparing our child to other children, we increase his anxiety and stress levels. Children want to please their parents and not being able to do so can make them anxious. It can lower their self-esteem when they start to believe that everybody is better than they are.

Detailed explanation-2: -Specific signs that a child might be developing an inferiority complex include: Generally avoiding eye contact. Being overly critical of themselves and others. Often referring to themselves as unlucky.

Detailed explanation-3: -But when we constantly compare ourselves to others, we waste precious energy focusing on other peoples’ lives rather than our own. Comparisons often result in resentment. Resentment towards others and towards ourselves. Comparisons deprive us of joy.

Detailed explanation-4: -Children comparing themselves to others is a part of normal human behavior. But what can happen is they notice not just differences but that one person has “more” and one person has “less.” They start to see not having something as meaning they are not enough: good enough, intelligent enough, or even kind enough.

Detailed explanation-5: -Provide Encouragement Let them know that they are not defined by what other people say about them nor are they defined by what they believe to be true about themselves. Instead, help them see the beauty in who they are. “Encourage, build-up, and help your child learn to value their uniqueness, ” says Batcheck.

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