Tell them they're terrific

My girl's award from the PCPDA

Another method of building self-esteem in kids, and this applies when they're younger than teenagers, is to tell them that they're terrific. If we tell them straight out, of course, they'll think it's a con job and they won't listen. So the way to really do it is to tell someone else about them, but within their hearing.
J.Canfield n M.V.Hansen