Nurturing Self-Esteem in Young People

     Introduction
Some time ago I was invited to contribute a paper that would suggest ways that parents, teachers and therapists could nurture self-esteem in children. I offer this paper in its original form, unchanged, as it was addressed to colleagues.
                                     Nurturing Self-Esteem in Young People

             If we are to consider how self-esteem is best nurtured in [...]

Answering Misconceptions about Self-Esteem

 1.  Does self-esteem mean feeling good about yourself?
Self-esteem is an experience.   It is a particular way of experiencing the self.   It is a good deal more than a mere feeling.  It involves emotional, evaluative, and cognitive components.   It also entails certain action dispositions: to move toward life rather than away from it; to move toward [...]

My Mission Statement

                                              
I have been asked, what is my mission in this Blog?  I want to share what I have learned about psychological well being and what it takes to achieve it. That is one of the reasons I focus so much on self-esteem  (although at some points I will be writing about ethics or culture or [...]

Welcome to the Nathaniel Branden Self-Esteem and Personal Development Blog.

Welcome to the Nathaniel Branden Self-Esteem and Personal Development Blog.
 
As this is the first day of the Blog, I want to cover a few basics. To begin with, I do not assume that you necessarily know, just because you are here, who I am or what I am about. Perhaps you decided to drop by only [...]