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Page 163, 164 if I could give my child, no other gift in the world, my top choice would be self-esteem. Without it, we with her. With it we thrive. Unfortunately, self-esteem doesn't come programmed in our jeans. We can't add any kind of magic elixir to our babies formula to start it growing no matter how many of our children's teachers or friends or eventually therapist acknowledge their value, our children's real sense of self-worth initially comes from us, their parents , every moment of our lives, augments or diminishes our self-esteem. The responses we get from others, our interactions with others, how we learn to treat ourselves from watching our parents. When you have high self-esteem, you are nearly invincible. No matter what happens, you will still know that you are good and capable person, that you can do what you need to do again, and even better. You have a rich supply of inner strength. You approach every moment, every event, every interaction with an attitude of openness instead of fear, giving instead of taking, acknowledging your strengths rather than your weakness. You see abundance and opportunity instead of shortage and trouble. High self-esteem allows you to continue to validate and nourish your self on a regular basis. Self-esteem, Emma is a parent and everything you do from how you Listen to new ideas and whether you try something new, how you handle a conversation, and how you see others to the very essence that people perceive as you?

— from Who Is Flying (Self, Nature & Nurture)

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